Upcoming book events: Online!
So many upcoming events, including our very own #bocas2020, have been postponed, but that’s no reason we can’t celebrate Caribbean reading, writing, and ideas in... Read More
The Johnson & Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize Shortlist
Three emerging TT writers are now vying for the non-fiction category prize in the second year of the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize. ... Read More
New dates for the NGC Bocas Lit Fest: 18 – 20 Sept
In light of recent developments of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and efforts to curb the spread of the virus in Trinidad and Tobago, the Board... Read More
Announcing the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize Longlist
Nine books by writers with roots in seven Caribbean territories have been longlisted for the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One... Read More
Her Stories: International Women’s Week 2020
This is our 4th year of collaborating with WE to host HER STORIES! Come down to The Writers Centre on Thursday 12 March to hear... Read More
Announcing the FCNPS Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the semi-finalists and wild cards of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam 2020! They move forward in the #Slamageddon arena, and we can’t... Read More
Literary legend Kamau Brathwaite dies age 89
The Bocas Lit Fest will honour the Barbadian icon with Bocas Henry Swanzy Award. The Barbadian writer, scholar, and editor Kamau Brathwaite, who passed away... Read More
The 2020 Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize Longlist
The Bocas Lit Fest has announced the 2020 longlist for the region’s only prize for emerging writers, the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize... Read More