Words Alive
The best of contemporary poetry and fiction, from an exciting lineup of Caribbean and international authors
Big Ideas
Debate the questions of the day or of the ages with our panels of writers and thinkers, and join intimate salon conversations
Say It Loud
The spoken word renaissance
New Talent
Meet the next generation of great Caribbean writers as they launch their literary careers
Workshops
Learn from the best, and hone your literary skills
Awards
The books and writers of the year, via the Bocas Lit Fest’s four annual award programmes
Moving Pictures
Literature brought to life on screen though our curated film screenings
In Tribute
Honouring our literary heritage and our great writers, past and present
Play On
The festival is alive — with the sound of music
Future Friday
Creating brave new worlds: a special programme of events at the 2015 festival, focused on Caribbean speculative fiction and all the ways that “reality” can learn from “fantasy”
Lost and Found
Why translation matters: a special programme of events at the 2015 festival, bringing together an array of translators and writers to debate how language both connects and divides