A new creative space for writing
The Writers Centre is the new home of the Bocas Lit Fest and the 2 Cents Movement. It is a unique space for writers offering... Read More
One of the world’s
best literary festivals
As voted by Penguin Random House:
25 to 29 April 2018 / 5 days / Port of Spain / Over 50 Authors & Speakers
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Main Festival: 25 – 29 April 2018
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Recent News
Raise the Bar: Exhibition Slam, Sunday 30 September
Raise The Bar (RTB) is the National Secondary School Youth Poetry Festival where the greatest student voices are showcased. This Sunday 30th September, the BIGGEST spoken word... Read More
OCM Bocas Prize open for submissions
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Featured 2018 writers
Tracey Baptiste
Young adult and children's authorAlex Wheatle
Multi award-winning British novelistAfua Hirsch
Writer | Broadcaster | BarristerRomesh Gunesekera
Sri Lanka-born, British writer | Short-listed for the Booker Prize and the Guardian Fiction PrizeDavid Chariandy
2017 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize WinnerEleanor Catton
2013 Man Booker Prize WinnerAndré Alexis
2017 Windham-Campbell Prize WinnerVahni Capildeo
Winner of the 2016 Forward Prize | Chair of the poetry judges for the 2018 OCM Bocas Prize.
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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 -
First Citizenssponsor of the national poetry slam
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One Caribbean Limitedmain sponsor
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Massy FoundationSponsor
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FlowSponsors In Kind
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Movie TowneSponsors In Kind
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UWISponsors In Kind
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MEPSponsors In Kind
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House of AngosturaSponsors In Kind
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Holiday SnacksSponsors In Kind
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Pinguinosponsor in kind
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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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Windham-Campbell Prizes
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Caribbean Literary Heritage
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International Literature Showcase
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Peekash Press
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Wasafiri
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Leverhulme Trust
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Green Screen
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Man Booker
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Peepal Tree Press
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Savant
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The Writers Union
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North Eleven
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Newsday
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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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CRB
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Caribbean Beat
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Rituals
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Kapok
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L-orchidee