The Books That Made Me on i95.5FM
Tune in to radio station i95.5FM on Wednesdays at 11:30am for a very special edition of The Books That Made Me! We’ll be hearing from winners of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for the next month, beginning tomorrow (Wednesday 29 April) with the 2019 overall winner Kevin Adonis Browne.
Announcing Survival Kit #1
As people across Trinidad and Tobago and around the world adapt to the COVID-19 “lockdown”, many have turned to books, music, and films to occupy their homebound hours. All of us at the NGC Bocas Lit Fest believe it’s vital to keep our imaginations nourished and healthy in these anxious times. So we’re pleased to […]
Bios & Bookmarks: an Online Reading Series with Caribbean Authors
It may be a time for social distancing, but we’ve found a way to get a little up close and personal with some of our favourite authors. Bios & Bookmarks, an Online Reading Series with Caribbean Authors, will premiere on Bocas’ Instagram Live on Sunday 5 April. The series, powered by the NGC Bocas Lit […]
Announcing the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize Shortlist
Books by three writers spanning the region and its diasporas have been shortlisted for the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media. Internationally considered the leading literary award for Caribbean writers, the OCM Bocas Prize recognises books in three genre categories — poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction — published by […]