Judy Raymond

#bocas2026

Biography

Judy Raymond, writer, journalist and editor, is a former editor in chief of the T&T Newsday and Trinidad Guardian. Her latest book is the biography Beryl McBurnie (UWI Press, 2018). Her short story “The Old Monsters” was shortlisted for the 2023 Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Elizabeth Nunez Award for Writers in the Caribbean.

Years Attended

2011, 2011 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2012, 2012 Adult's Festival Participant, 2013, 2013 South Festival Participant, 2014, 2014 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2015, 2015 South Festival Participant, 2016, 2016 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2016 South Festival Participant, 2017, 2017 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2018, 2018 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2018 Workshop Facilitator, 2019, 2019 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2019 Carifesta Participant, 2024 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2026 Adult's Festival Participant

Judy Raymond

Author
Trinidad & Tobago
Events Featuring Judy Raymond
2026
Life Stories
Festival Programme Event
Life Writing Event
Event Date: May 3, 2026 @ 11:00 am
AV Room
2024
Discussion: the History We Need
Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
AV Room
2019
Heroes and Villains
Big Ideas, Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2018
Non Fiction Workshop (Part 3)
The Writers Centre Event
Workshop Event
Event Date:
The Writers Centre
2018
People’s Choice T&T Book Of The Year
Awards, Festival Programme, Words Alive Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
Hart Street Arcade
2018
Imagining A City: How Port of Spain became a modern city
Big Ideas, Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2017
Discussion: Not just in the family
Big Ideas, Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2016
New Stories From The Past
Bocas South Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
The Visitors Centre, San Fernando Hill
2016
Sunday Launch
Festival Programme, Words Alive Event
Book Launch Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2015
A Walk Back in Time
Bocas South Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
The Visitors Centre, San Fernando Hill
2015
NGC Bocas Lit Fest South 2015
Bocas South Event
Event Date:
The Visitors Centre, San Fernando Hill
2014
Wishing for Wings
Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2013
Bringing the past to life
Bocas South Event
Workshop Event
Event Date:
SAPA
2012
One on one with Joseph O’Neill
Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
AV Room
2011
The lives of others: the privileges and perils of biography
Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2011
Press vs. Government: the Freedom to Print What?
Festival Programme, The Bocas Debate Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
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