Seth Sylvester is the 2016 First Citizens National Poetry Slam Champion
In the semi-final round of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam, he stole hearts with his sensational ode to TV presenter Desha Rambajhan, to secure his spot in the final. Then, on Sunday 1 May, he captured imaginations to rise to the top of his cohort of fourteen finalists. He is the 23-year-old first-time finalist […]
Olive Senior wins the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize
Olive Senior, one of the Caribbean’s best-loved writers, has been awarded the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize, for her book of short fiction The Pain Tree. The announcement was greeted with excitement by an audience of fellow writers and other literature lovers, at a packed awards ceremony on the night of Saturday 30 April, in Port […]
Debut novelist Tamika Gibson wins CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
CODE announced the winners of its third annual Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, which recognizes outstanding writing for young adults by Caribbean authors, at the 2016 NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Tamika Gibson received the first prize of $10,000 CAD for her first novel, De First Family. Born in Trinidad and […]