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Join us for Merle Collins’s “Oceanic Journeys”, 15 March at UWI, St. Augustine!

March 5, 2024

Celebrated Grenadian author Merle Collins, current writer in residence at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, will give a feature address at the closing gala of Campus Literature Week 2024 — presented by the Faculty of Humanities and Education, in partnership with the NGC Bocas Lit Fest. Drawing on the title and themes of Ocean Stirrings, and her wide-ranging readings of other Caribbean authors, in her address Collins will speak on “Oceanic Journeys in the Voices of Caribbean Literature”.

Bocas Book Bulletin: March 2024

March 3, 2024

Welcome to the latest installment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly roundup of Caribbean literary news, curated by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival, and published in the Sunday Express. New Releases Son of Grace: Frank Worrell (Fairfield Books) by Vaneisa Baksh presents the remarkable life, on and off

Write Away! – a student’s literary goldmine

March 1, 2024

The Scotiabank Write Away! 2023 Non-Fiction Series has drawn to a close, leaving behind a rich repository of resources for young writers across Trinidad and Tobago. Launched in May 2023, the project engaged participants with its innovative approach to enhancing critical skills in reading and writing non-fiction, setting a high standard for educational initiatives in

2024 Slam Semifinalists Announced

March 1, 2024

34 poets have advanced to the semifinal rounds of the 2024 First Citizens National Poetry Slam, following intense in-person auditions in San Fernando, Port of Spain, and Tobago. The selections were announced on Friday 1 March. Nearly 100 hopefuls delivered their verses before a distinguished judging panel. This year’s judges included Richard “Chromatics” Rajkumar, Patti-Anne

The NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest Storytelling Caravan is Back!

February 27, 2024

The NGC Bocas Lit Fest is Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival but it is Caribbean in scope. The festival season starts with a series of storytelling sessions with the NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest Storytelling Caravan at venues all around the country throughout March and April. This year is the 14th children’s festival taking

Bocas Lit Fest and COSTAATT sign Historic MOU

February 23, 2024

After months of intensive negotiation and collaboration, The Bocas Lit Fest (BLF), the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT), and the Ken Gordon School of Communication, Creative and Digital Media have officially formalized a ground-breaking partnership.

This MOU falls within the Bocas Lit Fest’s mission of helping to promote new voices. As a multi-faceted arts organisation, BLF is able to provide a platform for COSTAATT students to apply what they learn at our various festivals, workshops, etc.

Bocas Book Bulletin: February 2024

February 4, 2024

Just three months till the 2024 NGC Bocas Lit Fest!

January 25, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago’s biggest annual celebration of books, writers, words, stories and ideas is just three months away!

Friends and lit-lovers, mark the dates in your calendars: the 2024 NGC Bocas Lit Fest will run from 25 to 28 April — with an action-packed programme of readings and discussions, performances and workshops, and more — for all ages.

Auditions Open For 2024 Slam Championship

January 20, 2024

Auditions are set to kick off for the 2024 edition of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam (FCNPS). The announcement was made on the First Citizens National Poetry Slam social media on Friday 19 January, 2024. Following a return to its traditional in-person format last year, the annual spoken word championship — now in its

“Make Something” at Bocas Carnival workshop

January 19, 2024

Carnival is a time of creative celebration and ritual, and also a time to tell stories — and the first NGC Bocas Lit Fest workshop for 2024 will offer the hands-on experience of telling stories, visually and verbally, through mas making and performance. Designer Robert Young and playwright Wayne Lee-Sing will lead a highly interactive

25 – 28 April 2024
Trinidad & Tobago

Year: 2024

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