Final Three for the CODE Burt Award
CODE and the Bocas Lit Fest have announced the finalists for the 6th CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature which recognizes excellent, engaging... Read More
Main Festival: 01 – 05 May 2019
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
8Days
5Hours
34Mins
4Secs
Recent News
The 2019 OCM Bocas Prize Shortlist
Books by three writers from Trinidad and Tobago have made the shortlist for the 2019 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean... Read More
National Slam poets named
Fifteen performance poets have advanced to the final round of the 2019 First Citizens National Poetry Slam (FCNPS), dubbed the ‘microphone throne’. On Sunday 5... Read More
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
Our Sponsors
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Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Artssupporting Trinidad and Tobago culture and arts -
One Caribbean Limitedmain sponsor
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Massy FoundationSponsor
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FlowSponsors In Kind
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UWISponsors In Kind
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MEP Publishers
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House of AngosturaSponsors In Kind
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ANSCAFE Awards
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Speaking Volumes
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Holiday SnacksSponsors In Kind
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NLCB
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Nestle
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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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2Cents
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Commonwealth Writers
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CAISO
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European Union
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Caribbean Literary Heritage
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Drop Taxi Service
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Peekash Press
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Peepal Tree Press
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Wibco TeaTime
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North Eleven
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i95.5-FM
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CCN-TV6
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UWI
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Lonsdale Saatchi _ Saatchi
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Hott 93.5
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Express
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Caribbean Beat
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Rituals
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Normandie Hotel
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L-orchidee