Festival

Cafe Zandeban

Main Meal (with meat, fish, and vegetarian options)

 

Doubles, Pies & Saheena

 

 

Sno Cone

Corn Soup

Awards and prizes

Who will win this year's awards?

The OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is an annual award for literary books by Caribbean writers, first presented in 2011. Books are judged in three categories: poetry; fiction and literary non-fiction which demonstrate literary qualities and use literary techniques, regardless of subject matter.

The Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters honours and celebrates the contributions of the editors, broadcasters, publishers, critics, and others who have shaped the evolution of Caribbean literature behind the scenes.

Featured Participants

Canisia Lubrin - Chair Poetry - photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Canisia Lubrin
Canada, St. Lucia
Author
Christina Sharpe
Christina Sharpe
Canada, USA
2022 OCM Bocas Prize Judge
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Dionne Brand
Canada, Trinidad & Tobago
Author
Edwidge-Danticat
Edwidge Danticat
Haiti, USA
Author
geetanjali shree
Geetanjali Shree
India
Author
H. Nigel Thomas
H. Nigel Thomas
Canada, St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Author
ingrid persaud 2024
Ingrid Persaud
Trinidad & Tobago, UK
Author
Karen Lord
Karen Lord
Barbados
Author
robin-for-bocas2019
Rabindranath Maharaj
Canada, Trinidad & Tobago
Author
Safiya Sinclair Official Author Photo - Photo Credit Beowulf Sheehan
Safiya Sinclair
Jamaica, USA
Author

Workshops

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