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Main Festival: 01 – 05 May 2019
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
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Featured 2019 writers
Danez Smith
Winner of the Forward PrizeClaire Adam
Author of Golden ChildNicole Sealey
Author of Ordinary BeastMarina Warner
Writer of fiction, cultural history, and criticismMarlon James
Winner of the 2015 Man Booker PrizeNalo Hopkinson
Author of Falling in Love With Hominids
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Festival Overview
Main Festival Venues
Old Fire Station and National Library (NALIS)
NALIS, Hart & Abercromby Streets, Port of Spain
Venue Contact Number: +1(868) 623-6962/ 7278/ 9673
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ANSCAFE Awards
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NLCB
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Airports Authority
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Volunteer Centre of Trinidad and Tobago
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NALIS
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CODEBurt Award for Caribbean YA Literature partner
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British Council
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European Union
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Caribbean Literary Heritage
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