The 2016 Bocas South Programme
October 24, 2016
The full programme for the 2016 NGC Bocas Lit Fest South, 12 – 13 November, San Fernando Hill.
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2017 OCM Bocas Prize opens for entries
September 1, 2016
The 2017 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the latest round of the region’s most prestigious literary award, is now open for entries. Sponsored by One Caribbean Media, the prize, now in its seventh year, includes a cash award of US$10,000 for the overall winner and US$3,000 each for two genre category winners. With past
Five Bocas writers go to the Brooklyn Book Festival
August 22, 2016
The eminent Jamaican writer Olive Senior, winner of the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, will head the bill at a special event in New York City, hosted by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest at the Brooklyn Book Festival in September 2016. This is the fourth time Bocas has hosted an event showcasing contemporary
Winning young adult books by Caribbean authors
July 13, 2016
by DEBBIE JACOB. If you did not have the opportunity or the inkling to attend the recently-concluded Bocas Lit Fest, then let me assure you that you have deprived yourself of one of the most pleasurable literary experiences imaginable in Trinidad and Tobago. The Bocas Lit Fest was packed with opportunities to develop the craft of writing
2016 Festival-on-Demand
July 7, 2016
Missed this year’s NGC Bocas Lit Fest? You can listen to full-length audio recordings via our festival-on-demand page, or follow us on soundcloud so you never miss a Bocas podcast! Listen and enjoy! :divider: 2016 Festival Sessions (full-length) :divider:
One on One with Marlon James: #bocas2016
June 23, 2016
Standing-room only was an understatement for Marlon James’ April 30th one on one session at #bocas2016: the rafters of the Old Fire Station fairly echoed with the excitement of hearing the 2015 Man Booker Prize winner speak. Would he dispense gold nuggets of literary wisdom from his pan? More than a handful of attendees were
CODE’s 2017 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature Open For Submissions
June 2, 2016
A LITERARY AWARD LIKE NO OTHER! CODE’s 2017 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature is now open for submissions Established by Canadian education NGO CODE with the generous support of the Literary Prizes Foundation and in partnership with the Bocas Lit Fest, CODE’s Burt Award for Caribbean Literature celebrates the literary achievements of Caribbean authors while
Seth Sylvester is the 2016 First Citizens National Poetry Slam Champion
May 17, 2016
In the semi-final round of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam, he stole hearts with his sensational ode to TV presenter Desha Rambajhan, to secure his spot in the final. Then, on Sunday 1 May, he captured imaginations to rise to the top of his cohort of fourteen finalists. He is the 23-year-old first-time finalist
Olive Senior wins the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize
May 3, 2016
Olive Senior, one of the Caribbean’s best-loved writers, has been awarded the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize, for her book of short fiction The Pain Tree. The announcement was greeted with excitement by an audience of fellow writers and other literature lovers, at a packed awards ceremony on the night of Saturday 30 April, in Port
Debut novelist Tamika Gibson wins CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
May 2, 2016
CODE announced the winners of its third annual Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, which recognizes outstanding writing for young adults by Caribbean authors, at the 2016 NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Tamika Gibson received the first prize of $10,000 CAD for her first novel, De First Family. Born in Trinidad and
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