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The overall winner of the 2018 People’s Choice T&T Book of the Year, as chosen by the voting public, is Soulspection: A Collection of Poetry, by Michelle Borel....

04 Jun 2018

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Call for submissions: The CODE Burt Award for Caribbean YA Lit

Do you have a great novel, creative non-fiction, or graphic novel for youth ages 12 to 18? The CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult...

18 May 2018

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#bocas2018 Youth Blog: Uncovering Race

by Ashlee Burnett, #bocas2018 Youth Blogger Facts are often hard-hitting. They make swallowing the truth bruise your throat because of how harsh they are. We...

09 May 2018

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#bocas2018 Youth Blog: How to Leave the NGC Bocas Lit Fest Uninspired

by Apphia Barton, #bocas2018 Youth Blogger You do not. You cannot. Abort mission. “You’re home, you’re in the right place, these are your people, this...

08 May 2018

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#bocas2018 Youth Blog: One-on-One with Alex Wheatle

by Joziann Lewis, #bocas2018 Youth Blogger When you hear the name Alex Wheatle, what comes to mind? Prior to the one-on-one seminar which I was...

02 May 2018

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2018 Grand Slam Winner

Deneka Thomas is the new champion of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam and the winner of fifty thousand dollars, courtesy title sponsor First Citizens....

02 May 2018

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#bocas2018 Youth Vlog: Interview with Imam Baksh

Welcome to our #bocas2018 post-festival coverage! Here’s a vlog from one of our 2018 NGC Bocas Lit Fest Youth Bloggers, Saajid Hosein. He’s interviewing Guyanese...