Words Alive

The South Africa-born writer talks about her career grappling with questions of justice and violence in her novels and memoirs. Bookmark

The author of the T.S. Eliot Prize–shortlisted Measures of Expatriation traces her devious route through the landscapes of language, in conversation with Anu Lakhan. Bookmark

The Pakistani-British writer talks to Shivanee Ramlochan about writing across national, cultural, and historical borders. Bookmark

Ramabai Espinet, author of The Swinging Bridge, and Garfield Ellis, author of The Angels’ Share, read from their novels exploring the complications of family across generations; chaired by Ibrahim Ahmad.... Read More

Ramabai Espinet, author of The Swinging Bridge, and Garfield Ellis, author of The Angels’ Share, read from their novels exploring the complications of family across generations. Bookmark

Peekash presents: the launch of New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean. Presented in partnership with Peekash. Featuring Karen Lord, Ararimeh Aiyejina, Summer Edward, Kevin Jared Hosein, Brandon... Read More

St Lucian John Robert Lee, author of City Remembrances, and Bahamian Sonia Farmer read from their poems about the lives and times of small islands. Bookmark

T&T’s beloved storyteller talks to Miguel Browne about a lifetime of making people laugh while tackling serious concerns. Bookmark

A new anthology of Trinidadian short fiction makes its debut. Featuring Ian F. Ali, June Aming, Ty N. Batson, Stephen Brown, Elspeth Duncan, Jeanne Mason, Betty Peter, Carolyn S. Seereeram-Harnanan,... Read More

Olive Senior, author of The Pain Tree, and Anton Nimblett, author of Sections of an Orange, discuss writing fictions of past homelands from the vantage point of a new country;... Read More

Hannah Lowe, author of Chan, and Karen McCarthy Woolf, author of A Small Aviary of Birds, read their poems winging through family history and the shape-shifting journeys of art; chaired... Read More

The Trinidad-born former Poet Laureate of Toronto talks to Shivanee Ramlochan about her life in literature across genres, from poetry to fiction to memoir. Bookmark

Make way for Mr. Shakespeare… In Shakespeare’s quatercentenary year, T&T’s writers and musicians bring us news from one of the English language’s greatest writers. With an extempo duel between Gypsy... Read More

Karen Lord and Daniel José Older read from their books and explain why speculative fiction is more politically relevant than ever; chaired by Lisa Allen-Agostini. Bookmark

Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of Bastards of the Reagan Era, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips, author of Heaven, read their works and discuss the state of contemporary American poetry; chaired by... Read More

The Guyana-born author reveals how history and Amerindian myth inform her compelling fictions, in conversation with Vanda Radzic. Bookmark

The 2015 Man Booker Prize winner discusses the power of stories, the pitfalls of fame, and the motivations of music. Bookmark

Jacqueline Bishop and Tishani Doshi read from their restless, far-ranging poems; chaired by Rose-Ann Walker. Bookmark

Feature speaker Michelene Adams discusses the intersections of creative writing and literary scholarship, followed by readings from Writers’ Union members. Bookmark

More than three decades after his death, the poems of Victor Questel — a major creative voice in 1970s T&T — are finally brought to print. Publisher Jeremy Poynting, scholar... Read More

Writer Nell Leyshon reads from her story in a new anthology celebrating the legacies of Shakespeare and Cervantes, and discusses why their classic works have weathered the centuries and still... Read More

Books by three Trinidadian authors make their debut. Featuring: The Repenters, by Kevin Jared Hosein You Have You Father Hard Head, by Colin Robinson The Colour of Shadows, by Judy... Read More

Ascribed to the “first poet” Valmiki, the Ramayana is one of the epic works of world literature, and has been translated into numerous languages over the centuries. Vivek Narayanan presents... Read More