Her Stories: International Women’s Week 2020
This is our 4th year of collaborating with WE to host HER STORIES! Come down to The Writers Centre on Thursday 12 March to hear... Read More
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Announcing the FCNPS Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the semi-finalists and wild cards of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam 2020! They move forward in the #Slamageddon arena, and we can’t... Read More
Literary legend Kamau Brathwaite dies age 89
The Bocas Lit Fest will honour the Barbadian icon with Bocas Henry Swanzy Award. The Barbadian writer, scholar, and editor Kamau Brathwaite, who passed away... Read More
The 2020 Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize Longlist
The Bocas Lit Fest has announced the 2020 longlist for the region’s only prize for emerging writers, the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize... Read More
Bring your own book & bottle, Wed 29 Jan @ TWC
We’re excited to launch The Book Network and a new monthly calendar event at The Writers Centre! Our Bring Your Own Book and Bottle event... Read More
Poetry slam season is here!
Auditions are underway for the 2020 edition of the region’s biggest platform for spoken word, the First Citizens National Poetry Slam (FCNPS). Slam season, which... Read More
Audition for the 2020 First Citizens National Poetry Slam
The 2020 First Citizens National Poetry Slam presents Slamageddon! Don’t miss your shot to audition for a chance at the grand slam prize of TT$50,000.... Read More
A WEEKEND OF WORKSHOPS WITH TOP WRITERS
Prize-winning author Monique Roffey and critically acclaimed poet Shivanee Ramlochan kick off a milestone year for the Bocas Lit Fest at The Writers Centre in... Read More