The Caribbean Review of Books, the Trinidad-based quarterly magazine of Caribbean literature and arts, resumes publication this month, after a hiatus of nearly two years — with new support from the Bocas Lit Fest. Published online at www.caribbeanreviewofbooks.com, the CRB reviews new and recent Caribbean books alongside interviews with writers, original poems and fiction, and
As part of the NGC Bocas South+Central programme, budding writers can sign up for a series of writing workshops to be held on Sunday 17 November at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts in San Fernando. The three workshops for emerging writing talent cover fiction, life writing/ non-fiction, and a fiction-writing workshop specifically for young aspiring
Every April, the NGC Bocas Lit Fest transforms Port of Spain into the temporary capital of Caribbean literature, buzzing with writers both famous and soon-to-be, plus spoken word artistes, booksellers, publishers, and thousands of readers gathering to celebrate the power of words, stories, and ideas. Until now, Port of Spain has been the festival’s only
The OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is a major award for literary books by Caribbean writers. Books may be entered in three categories: poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. The prize includes an award of US$10,000, sponsored by One Caribbean Media. The submission deadline for books published between 1 January and 31 October, 2013, is 15
Only four days left to submit entries for the 2014 Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize! The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2013. The 2014 Prize, worth £10,000, will allow an emerging writer living and working in the Caribbean to devote time to advancing or finishing a work of literary non-fiction. The inaugural Prize, which was for
Bocas is happy to team up with Akashic Books and the Caribbean Cultural Theatre to present a showcase of contemporary Caribbean fiction as a Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event. Thursday 19 September, 6 to 8 pm, at MoCADA in Fort Greene. NYC friends, see you there!
Prize-winning authors feature at Commonwealth literature conference. Four writers from Trinidad and Tobago were the highlight of a special event at the 16th Triennial Conference of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (ACLALS) in St. Lucia, August 2013. Their special readings were given pride of place in the programme in which hundreds of
Your Book or Manuscript May Now be Eligible! As a result of some concerns raised by publishers and authors, CODE has made some significant changes to the guidelines of the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature that will allow more publishers and authors to submit works. The revisions to the guidelines include the following: In addition to
Trinidadian writer Sharon Millar is co-winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The announcement was made at an event at the Hay Festival this evening, where Sharon and fellow winner Eliza Robertson of Canada were presented with the prize by celebrated author John le Carré. Sharon’s short story “The Whale House” — published this week
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