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Graphic announcing the NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award shortlist, featuring finalists Kela Roberts, Scyllina Samuel, and Alexandra C. Stewart, with details on the forthcoming youth literature winner announcement.

Announcing the NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award 2023 Shortlist

October 16, 2023

Announcement poster for the 2023-24 Bocas Breakthrough Fellowships for early-career Caribbean writers, including application details and partner logos.

The new Bocas Breakthrough Fellowships are open for applications!

October 12, 2023

A group of schoolchildren and adults posing for a photo at a Children’s Storytime event in a room with an NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest banner.

President hosts second edition of Children’s Storytime

October 11, 2023

Event poster for the Family Reading Circle on Saturday, 14 October, from 10 am to 12 noon at The Writers' Centre, featuring free interactive reading events for children 7 and under.

Family Reading Circle returns to The Writers Centre

October 9, 2023

Book cover of “The Zaboca Tree: More short stories from Trinidad” by Ken Jaikaransingh, featured in the October 2023 Bocas Book Bulletin.

Bocas Book Bulletin: October 2023

October 1, 2023

Flyer for the NGC Bocas Youth Fest 23, featuring event details for the youth literature festival and information on workshops, performances, music, and art for writers and readers aged 13 to 25.

It’s time to share the 2023 NGC Bocas Youth Fest programme!

October 1, 2023

Submissions for the OCM Bocas Prize are now open across poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. Visit www.bocaslitfest.com for guidelines on this celebration of Caribbean literature.

OCM BOCAS Prize Opens For 2024

September 14, 2023

A man and a woman hold a “Write Away!” book during a Scotiabank writing workshop in front of a Ministry of Education backdrop.

Scotiabank Write Away! Launches Free Workshop Series

September 8, 2023

Book cover for River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta, featuring an orange fish tail rising from blue stylised waves and city buildings for September 2023.

Bocas Book Bulletin: September 2023

September 5, 2023

Empowering Youth Through Literature

August 9, 2023