Awards
The books and writers of the year, via the Bocas Lit Fest's four annual award programmesDay 1
02 May 2019
CODE Burt Award 2019 Showcase
Readings by and conversation with 2019 finalists Jeanelle Frontin, Tamika Gibson, and Diana McCaulay, chaired by Jasmin Simmons, and the announcement of the winner by chief judge Ian Randle. In... Read More
Diana McCaulay
Ian Randle
Jeanelle Frontin
Tamika Gibson
Day 2
04 May 2019
2019 OCM Bocas Prize announcement ceremony
The festival’s centrepiece awards ceremony recognises the past year’s best books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and opens with a tribute to the classic novel The Dragon Can’t Dance, by... Read More
Earl Lovelace
Day 3
05 May 2019
2019 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award
2019 awardee Ian Randle discusses his career in publishing with Margaret Busby. Bookmark
Ian Randle
Margaret Busby