Judge Spotlight – Patience Agbabi
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2015 NGC Bocas Lit Fest Blogger Welcome to the beginning of our 2015 NGC Bocas Lit Fest pre-festival coverage! #bocas2015 is on... Read More
Judge Spotlight – Bernardine Evaristo
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2014 Bocas Lit fest blogger Dear Bocas enthusiasts, You’ve seen this year’s longlist – ten outstanding titles of fiction, poetry and non-fiction... Read More
Judge Spotlight – Marion Bethel
Chair of the poetry judging panel, Marion Bethel is a Bahamian writer of poetry, short fiction and essays. She has worked as an attorney since... Read More
Judge Spotlight – Richard Drayton
Chair of this year’s non-fiction judging panel, Richard Drayton is a Guyana-born historian, and Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at King’s College, London. Drayton’s publications include Nature’s... Read More
Judge Spotlight – Michael Bucknor
This year’s chair of the fiction judging panel for the OCM Bocas Prize, Michael Bucknor, is the head of the Department of Literatures in English... Read More
Judge Spotlight – Olive Senior
Dear Bocas enthusiasts, it’s that time again: time to virtually shake hands with the members of our judging panel! We don’t envy these folks —... Read More
Judge Spotlight: Fred D’Aguiar
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2012 Bocas Lit fest blogger Greetings, Bocas enthusiasts! If you’ve been keeping abreast of current news, you’ll have noted, with delight, that... Read More
Judge Spotlight: Ellah Allfrey
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2012 Bocas Lit fest blogger Dear fellow lit. fest. enthusiasts, we’re only a few hours away until the official OCM Bocas Prize... Read More