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Judge Spotlight – Michael Bucknor

This year’s chair of the fiction judging panel for the OCM Bocas Prize, Michael Bucknor, is the head of the Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies’ campus in Mona, Jamaica. An editor of the Journal of West Indian Literature, Bucknor’s scholarly accolades include a Ph.D. at the University of Western

Six writers make shortlist for 2013 Hollick Arvon Prize

Writers from the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Trinidad and Tobago have been named on the shortlist for the 2013 Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize, announced today. The six shortlisted writers are: Lisa Allen-Agostini (Trinidad and Tobago) Angela Barry (Bermuda) Vashti Bowlah (Trinidad and Tobago) Barbara Jenkins (Trinidad and Tobago) Sharon Millar (Trinidad and Tobago) Lelawatee Manoo-Rahming

Author Spotlight: Oonya Kempadoo

Bocas enthusiasts, we’ve just two weeks left to go until the festival officially kicks off! To further whet your appetite for the impending literary banquet, we’ll spend this time helping you fill in your “Who’s Who” primer of speakers, writers and other talent you won’t want to miss — along with the corresponding dates for

Children’s Storytelling Treats

The annual April children’s literature festival starts Saturday 6 April with storytelling events in Tobago and Eldorado. Every Saturday during the month of April the KFC Bocas Children’s Storytelling caravan goes around the country treating children to some of the best, most anticipated storytelling events for 6-15 year olds. Star storytellers Auntie Thea, Lylah Persad,

Judge Spotlight – Olive Senior

Dear Bocas enthusiasts, it’s that time again: time to virtually shake hands with the members of our judging panel! We don’t envy these folks — formidable writers, academics and scholars in their own right — their mammoth task of having selected this year’s longlist and shortlist: not to mention the looming honour of the 2013

Highlights of the 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest Programme!

Dear Bocas enthusiasts, Chances are that you’ve seen the official programme we rolled out yesterday, as part of our media launch: and if you’re as excited as we are, we recommend that you begin prepping your schedule well in advance for maximum literary goodness! This year’s NGC Bocas Lit Fest promises to be chock-full of

2013 OCM Bocas Prize shortlist announced

Writers from St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana have made the shortlist for the 2013 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media. From a longlist of ten impressive titles in the poetry, fiction, and non-fiction categories, the prize judges have chosen a shortlist of three books, written by one of

Verses Bocas Poetry Slam – Save the Dates!

Spoken word enthusiasts, the Verses Bocas Poetry Slam, presented by the 2 Cents Movement, rolls into the spotlight in just a few days! Be sure to mark the following dates down in your pre-festival calendar: Round 1 kicks off on Saturday 16th at the Univeristy of Southern Caribbean, New Building 1, Maracas Valley at 7-8.30pm

2013 Hollick Arvon Prize finalists announced

Fourteen writers from seven countries have been named as finalists for the inaugural Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize. Announced by the judges on 10 March, 2013, the finalists include emerging writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. The winner of the Prize will be announced

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