Finalists for Inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature Announced Unique initiative aims to develop the love of reading amongst Caribbean youth We are proud to announce the finalists of the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. The shortlisted titles are: Island Princess in Brooklyn by Diane Browne, Jamaica (published by Carlong) All Over Again by A-dZiko Gegele,
A record-breaking ninety artists auditioned to be part of the VERSES Bocas Poetry Slam, a national spoken word competition sponsored by First Citizens. After only 3 years, this competition has changed the spoken word landscape by rejuvenating the artform and exposing new talents, like that of 2013 Poetry Slam winner Crystal Skeete whose performance of her piece
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 will be duking it out for shortlist honours. Before the shortlist is officially unveiled in late March, let’s get to know the eleven judges faced with such nailbiting selection tasks!
Writers from five countries are in the running for the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media. The Prize longlist, announced by the judges on 25 February, 2014, covers poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. The winners in the three genre categories will be announced on 30 March, and the
Free Workshops for Writers of Fiction for Children and Young Adults in Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago The first in a series of annual free workshops for writers of fiction for children and young adult will be held in several locations across the Caribbean this spring as part of CODE’s Burt Award for Caribbean
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2014 Bocas Lit fest blogger Carnival 2014 is but a few weeks away, as even a cursory glance over this season’s sea of fêtes will demonstrate. Happily, one of Carnival’s longest standing traditions, the musical business of penning calypso lyrics, was the focus of our February NGC Bocas Lit Fest workshop, presented
CaribbeanReads is seeking email submissions of art, poetry, and short stories from Caribbean citizens for a Caribbean Christmas anthology. CaribbeanReads, in partnership with Jaxon Photography, is producing an anthology of Caribbean Christmas stories for children. The book will feature stories, crafts, and artwork from various parts of the Caribbean produced by Caribbean artists. The book is intended to delight readers
THE BOCAS LIT FEST heralds the start of its 2014 Spoken Word season that will come to a close on the final night of the annual NGC Bocas Lit Fest on 27 April. The three-part season of workshops, performance, and competitions is underway with The COURTS BOCAS Speak Out Secondary Schools Tour across 5 regions:
By Shivanee Ramlochan, 2014 Bocas Lit fest blogger T’is the season for literary merriment once more, friends! In truth, for stalwart book lovers, it’s always that time, but we’re referring to the 2014 NGC Bocas Lit Fest, which is now just over three months away. This year’s festival dates are April 23rd to 27th, on
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