All Upcoming Events
We host regular online events and we run creative writing workshops with some of the best facilitators – visionaries in publishing, language and all aspects of writing – throughout the year for you to access wherever you are.
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Events & Projects
Level: Intermediate | Open to international participants! Are you working on a script for a documentary? Writing a memoir/biography? Conducting academic research or a case study? Get your facts straight and organised with this Masterclass facilitated by historian Bridget Brereton and senior librarian at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Lorraine Nero. In …
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Calling all Secondary Students! Forms 1-6. Get Creative! In a series of online writing workshops with Editor, novelist, poet, dramatist, and stand-up comedian, Lisa Allen Agostini. These workshops are the opening events in the youth project, WE LIT! 2023; hosted by The Bocas Lit Fest and kindly sponsored by The JB Fernandes Memorial Trust. During …
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Events & Projects
Calling all Secondary Students! Forms 1-6. Get Creative! In a series of online writing workshops with Editor, novelist, poet, dramatist, and stand-up comedian, Lisa Allen Agostini. These workshops are the opening events in the youth project, WE LIT! 2023; hosted by The Bocas Lit Fest and kindly sponsored by The JB Fernandes Memorial Trust. During …
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Events & Projects
Calling all Secondary Students! Forms 1-6. Get Creative! In a series of online writing workshops with Editor, novelist, poet, dramatist, and stand-up comedian, Lisa Allen Agostini. These workshops are the opening events in the youth project, WE LIT! 2023; hosted by The Bocas Lit Fest and kindly sponsored by The JB Fernandes Memorial Trust. During …
Get Creative! Writing Workshops Series with Lisa Allen Agostini | Poetry Read More »
Events & Projects
Calling all Secondary Students! Forms 1-6. Get Creative! In a series of online writing workshops with Editor, novelist, poet, dramatist, and stand-up comedian, Lisa Allen Agostini. These workshops are the opening events in the youth project, WE LIT! 2023; hosted by The Bocas Lit Fest and kindly sponsored by The JB Fernandes Memorial Trust. During …
Get Creative! Writing Workshops Series with Lisa Allen Agostini | Fiction Read More »
Events & Projects
Calling all Secondary Students! Forms 1-6. Get Creative! In a series of online writing workshops with Editor, novelist, poet, dramatist, and stand-up comedian, Lisa Allen Agostini. These workshops are the opening events in the youth project, WE LIT! 2023; hosted by The Bocas Lit Fest and kindly sponsored by The JB Fernandes Memorial Trust. During …
Get Creative! Writing Workshops Series with Lisa Allen Agostini | Non-fiction Read More »
Events & Projects
Calling all Secondary Students! Forms 1-6. Get Creative! In a series of online writing workshops with Editor, novelist, poet, dramatist, and stand-up comedian, Lisa Allen Agostini. These workshops are the opening events in the youth project, WE LIT! 2023; hosted by The Bocas Lit Fest and kindly sponsored by The JB Fernandes Memorial Trust. During …
Get Creative! Writing Workshops Series with Lisa Allen Agostini | Poetry Read More »
Events & Projects
A Novel is A World with Kevin Jared Hosein Join us for an exciting workshop that delves into the art of crafting the culture and world of your novel. In this session, we will explore essential elements like characters, setting, theme, and overcoming the dreaded writer’s block. It serves as a solid foundation for aspiring …
Events & Projects
Sharpen your pencils for our July Writers First Seminar – we’re tackling editing! Under the tutelage of House of Anansi editor Shivaun Hearne, workshop participants will seek to answer that pressing publication question: “What attracts the attention of an acquiring editor?” This session is ideal for writers honing their full-length collections in any genre, and …
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Designer Ayodhya Ouditt teaches the basics of character design: What is a character? Why do we love characters like heroes, or even villains? What characters are waiting to be unlocked in your imagination? What worlds do they inhabit? How do we give them shape, colour, a face, and above all else, a story?
Rowan McEuen works with autistic children to tell their own stories in their own words
The Explorium is a memorable, immersive learning experience in a space for reflection, experimentation, inspiration, creativity and enjoyment. Through interactive exhibits and hands-on play, the children take ownership of their own learning, develop and explore their own curiosities
The newly published Selected Diaries and Writings of Henry Swanzy offer an intimate self-portrait of the Irish-born BBC Caribbean Voices editor who played a crucial role in the development of Caribbean writers and writing in the 1940s.
The Children’s Festival ends on a high note with a costume street party featuring Phillip Simon reading from Petra and the Panman’s Daughter accompanied by the NGC Joylanders Youth Orchestra. Other perfomances include Katlin Sultan, Xhaiden Douglas, Josh Hansraj, Carnival characters and more
Dramatised excerpts from Sam Selvon’s Ways of Sunlight, and the launch of the “Ways of Sunlight” writing competition. Featuring Chelsea Ramjit, David Bereaux, Esther-Marie Jones, Jarod Baptiste, Keda Tempro, and Roderick “Chucky” Gordon Presented by the EU-funded Global Climate Change Alliance+
In Sonnets for Albert, winner of the 2022 T.S. Eliot Prize, Anthony Joseph offers a moving portrait of the bonds and barriers between father and son. He talks about his books and ideas with Amílcar Sanatan.
In their recent books of social history, Cheryl Bowles (The Ladder We Ascend), Dylan Kerrigan (Growing Up Woodbrook), and Beverly Scobie (Via the Roundabout) balance the stories of communities, families, and individuals.
Harold Sonny Ladoo, who died tragically in 1973 at the age of just 28, is one of the most mysterious yet consequential writers produced by T&T.
Three memoirists from T&T share books about eventful careers, ranging from the conference room to the airplane cockpit. With Ronald Harford (Nil Illegitimi Carborundum), Angela Laquis-Sobrian (Breaking Free) and Wendy Yawching (The Courage to Fly), chaired by Franka Philip.
Festival Schedule
It’s the year’s biggest night of poetry, as T&T’s top performance poets vie for the championship and the first prize of TT$50,000!
FAQs
When do you have workshops?
The Bocas Lit Fest now offers writing workshops throughout the year, not only during the annual NGC Bocas Lit Fest. Our in-person workshops are held at The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair, and our online workshops are facilitated via Zoom. To attend a workshop, you must book a ticket via our website and make advance payment. This page is updated whenever a new workshop opens for registration.
Who can register for a workshop?
Anyone! We programme a range of workshops, from general “getting started” writing workshops to advanced masterclasses with one-on-one feedback. Each workshop blurb will include specific details so you can decide if it’s the right development opportunity for you. We listen to participant feedback received in our workshop evaluations to book future in-demand workshops. Please feel free to contact us to request a workshop!
How do I know my registration form was submitted successfully?
An auto-email response is generated for every completed registration and sent to the email address you provided on the registration form. If you do not see an auto-response in your inbox, please check your spam/junk mail folders. If you have paid for the workshop on registration by credit card, then you will receive the workshop meeting link and login information immediately by email. If you have opted to pay by bank transfer, then we will wait on proof of payment before emailing the workshop information.
How can I pay for my workshop ticket(s)?
Each registration form lists payment options and deadlines. When completing registration, you are required to indicate your preferred method of payment. We have a few payment options:
- Advance Bank Deposit or Online Transfer payable to Bocas Lit Fest via Republic Bank Ltd: Account Number 180484065001. You are required to email a copy of the deposit/transfer receipt to: workshops@bocaslitfest.com
- Credit card payment via WiPay Caribbean online merchant services.
- If you would like to pay with cash or cheque, then you can make an appointment to come into The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair to make payment.
Is my workshop fee payment refundable?
All workshop fee payments are non-refundable and due in advance of the workshop/event dates. Registration tickets are not valid without accompanying proof of payment.
What does a registration Waiting List mean?
This means that our workshop has reached capacity and your registration attempt has been assigned to a waiting list. Once the payment deadline for registrations has elapsed, remaining workshop spaces are offered to the waiting list and are confirmed via receipts of fee payment on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be notified via email of space availability and /or phone call.
What does my workshop reservation or ticket look like?
Each registration is assigned a unique ticket number and barcode which is auto-generated and sent to your email address. In cases where this is not applicable, you will receive a simple email confirmation.