More Than A Literary Festival

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NGC Bocas Lit Fest
28 - 30 April 2023

Apr 30 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Children's Library Storytelling Room

Festival Schedule

Storytelling,Videos

Readings by Lisa Henry, Let’s Read TT, Ki & Tssario Millard, Natasha Carlow, Sadé Walker, as well as NGC Bocas Storytime Videos

Apr 30 2023
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
2nd Floor Seminar Room

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Panel Discussion

Writers of books about children with special needs — Natasha Carlow, Tssario & Ki Millard, Sadé Walker, Linda & Mila Smith — discuss their processes and inspirations with experts who educate writers about some of the challenges and factors they need to take into consideration

Apr 30 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Childen's Library Main Room

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Workshop

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?

Apr 30 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2nd Floor Seminar Room

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Workshop

Rowan McEuen works with autistic children to tell their own stories in their own words

Apr 30 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Children's Library Activity Room

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Workshop

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

Apr 30 2023
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Abercromby Street Arcade

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Concert,Party

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

Apr 29 2023
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Children's Library Activity Room

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Workshop

Sonja Dumas — NGC Bocas Children’s Storytelling Caravan author, producer of the children’s story album Once Upon a Caribbean Time and curator of Zum-Zum Museum for children — leads a reading and creativity session with children. She reads her original story Dan the Crab and the Dumpling Ghost and helps the children make story-related costumes …

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Apr 29 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2nd Floor Seminar Room

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Roundtable Discussion

Winner of the 2022 Bocas Lit Fest Children’s Book Prize Danielle Y.C. Mc Clean and shortlisted author Alake Pilgrim discuss the difference in persepectives and processes on writing for children with young authors Coryn Clarke and Issac Price

Danielle Y.C. McClean
Apr 29 2023
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2nd Floor Seminar Room

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Author Readings

Winner of the 2022 Bocas Lit Fest Children’s Book Prize Danielle Y.C. Mc Clean and shortlisted author Alake Pilgrim read from their award-winning and latest works alongside young authors Coryn Clarke and Issac Price

Danielle Y.C. McClean
Apr 29 2023
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2nd Floor Seminar Room

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Presentation

Marsha Gomes-Mckie gives advice to writers of children’s books on publishing, marketing and distribution, and resources available from the Caribbean Books Foundation

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