Awards
The books and writers of the year, via the Bocas Lit Fest's four annual award programmesDay 1
27 Apr 2017
Young Adult Literature Showcase
The three finalists of the 2017 CODE’s Burt Awards read from their work and discuss the challenges and opportunities of writing for young adult readers, with Barry Goldblatt. Bookmark
Barry Goldblatt
Kevin Jared Hosein
Lisa Allen-Agostini
Viviana Prado-Núñez
Day 2
29 Apr 2017
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Old Fire Station
OCM Bocas Prize and Bocas Henry Swanzy Award ceremony
The festival’s centerpiece awards ceremony honours the past year’s best books of Caribbean poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, and we present a lifetime achievement award. MC: Marlon De Bique. Bookmark