Evelyn O’Callaghan
Evelyn O’Callaghan was educated in Jamaica and lives in Barbados, where she is Professor of West Indian Literature at UWI, Cave Hill. She has published extensively on West Indian literature, particularly on women’s writing and early Caribbean narratives. She is chair of the non-fiction judges for the 2018 OCM Bocas Prize.
Kamila Shamsie
Kamila Shamsie is the Pakistani author of six novels, most recently, A God in Every Stone, which was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Three of her novels have received awards from Pakistan’s Academy of Letters. Kamila Shamsie is a Fellow of the Royal Society […]
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw is a Professor of French literature and Creative Writing at the University of the West Indies. She has published scholarly articles and essays on Francophone Caribbean Literature and had co-edited several works including Border Crossings: A Trilingual Anthology of Caribbean Women Writers; Methods in Caribbean Research: Literature, Discourse, Culture; Echoes of the Haitian […]
Judith Theodore
Judith Theodore is an artist, author, playwright and actress. She is a contributor to Trinidad Noir and Moving Right Along: Caribbean Stories in Honour of John Cropper. Her short play The Big Debate was showcased in a Trinidad Theatre Workshop production in February 2010.
Adam Andrews
Adam Andrews, writer, musician, and academic, is fulfilling his goal of re-inventing the Caribbean intellectual. He loves conversing with plants and writing stories about people.
Stephen Brown
Stephen Brown is a qualified educator with a passion for creativity and creative learning. He is, at present, on indefinite recess from the public secondary school system furthering his creative qualifications in the advertising industry.
Ian F. Ali
Ian F. Ali teaches English at the secondary level and has taught at various schools for the past three decades. He is currently working on his second novel, a sequel to his as yet unpublished first.
Betty Peter
Trinidadian Betty Peter grew up on the islands of Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. She is a recipient of NALIS’ First Time Authors Award for Brown Sugar and Spice (2010). Because of her passion for literacy and literature, she spends much of her time interacting with young people and reading at schools and libraries, […]
Ty N. Batson
Ty N. Batson, a health-systems development specialist by day, is an avid reader of crime thrillers and hard-boiled detective stories. He is author of the crime thriller Mr Big (2010). He is currently working on the sequel.
Elspeth Duncan
Elspeth Duncan is a published writer (Daisy Chain, 2011 and Tobago Peeps, 2015), Kundalini Yoga instructor, photographer, musician, and restauranteur (“Table for Two”). She currently lives in Tobago with her celebrity dog: Venus the Doggess of Love.
Jeanne Mason
Jeanne Mason is a Trinidadian resident who has promoted reading, writing and drama in Trinidad since her arrival in 2002. As a writer and editor, she started a writers group at NALIS from which several members went on to publish their works. She is the co-editor the anthology Trinidad Noir (Akashic, 2008) and co-editor of the […]
Sylvan Joseph
Sylvan Joseph plays the traditional Carnival character of the Bookman.
Miguel Browne
Miguel Browne, storyteller, dialect poet, rhythm rhymer, Talk Tent star, and history teacher at St. Mary’s College, is a popular performer of long standing.
Carolyn S. Seereeram-Harnanan
Carolyn S. Seereeram-Harnanan is a former Head of the English Department at St. Augustine Girls’ High School. Since 2011, she has lived in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Damian Whiskey
Damian Whiskey is a folkloric Carnival performance artiste, storyteller and tutor with over 20 years experience. He is a multiple title “Midnight Robber” champion, portraying this traditional mas character since the age of ten. Currently his performances include Master of Ceremonies in character. He hosts workshops on the history, costuming and performance of the Midnight […]
Geeta Ramsingh
Geeta Ramsingh (Vaahini) is President of the Hindu Prachaar Kendra and a full time community worker. She has completed a four year scholarship in India, studying and conducting research in Chennai and Varanasi. Geetaji conducts poojas and satsangs throughout Trinidad. She is a composer and traditional decorator and teaches in heritage camps for children.
Julie Morton
Julie Morton, publisher, writer and teacher, is the owner of Morton Books, a children’s bookstore and publishing house in St. James, Trinidad.
Anna Levi
Anna Levi was born to a Grenadian mother and a Trinidadian father in Trinidad. Her debut novel, Madinah Girl, was received special mention in the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. She is currently doing an MFA in Creative Writing at University of the West Indies, writing her second novel and completing work on her first collection […]
Marsha Gomes-McKie
Author and Illustrator. Over a decade of self-publishing experience. Owner of Aajumbee Publishing House, Founder of Caribbean Books Foundation, Regional Advisor for the Caribbean South Chapter of the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and Registered Writer and Artist with Artist Registry of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
Melanie Archer
Melanie Archer is an award-winning freelance graphic designer and creative director. She has worked in the fields of illustrated book publishing and editorial design for more than 18 years. Melanie is partner/editor at Robert & Christopher Publishers, and an independent curator and writer with a focus on Caribbean art, architecture, and graphic design. https://melaniearcher.com/
Anu Lakhan
Anu Lakhan is a writer and editorial triage consultant. She writes about books and food. She facilitated a writing course at UWI, St Augustine for eight years. Her books include Letters to K (Argotiers Press, 2018) and The Proper Care of Knives (Argotiers Press, 2025)
Sarah Beckett
Sarah Beckett, British born poet /artist lives in Trinidad. Her work has been published in Caught in The Net, UK, Maleuca Australia, and Poems for a Liminal Age SMP Publications UK, She was nominated as Poetry Kit’s Poet of the Week 2012, and Poet of the Month 2014. Beckett has participated in readings at Paper […]
Rhoma Spencer
Rhoma Spencer, Trinidad-born, Canada-based thespian, has produced, directed and acted in a number of productions, including Tony Hall’s acclaimed Jean and Dinah. Her company, Theatre Archipelago, seeks to present, promote and develop theatre from the Caribbean and its Diaspora.
Rikki Jai
Rikki Jai is a Trinidadian chutney soca artiste. He has won Chutney Soca Monarch a record-breaking six times.
Kurt Allen
Kurt Allen, a.k.a. “The Last Bardjohn of Calypso”, is the only Calypsonian who has been crowned International Soca Monarch, National Calypso Monarch and Young King.
Kenny Philips
Kenny Phillips is a Trinidadian music producer and owner of the production outfit, KMP Music Lab. He is also the CEO of WACK Radio, a radio station whose content is 100 per cent local.
Penelope Spencer
Penelope Spencer is an actress, director, writer, casting director, teacher and producer. She has an extensive career on the stage as actress performing in plays such as Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, You, Jean and Dinah, and Mary Could Dance. “Auntie Pennie”, as her students fondly know her, has been a storyteller and drama teacher […]
Nikki Crosby
Nikki Crosby is a popular broadcaster, stand-up comedienne and a multiple Cacique Award winner for her work in theatre. In 2008, she formed the first all-female theatre production company, Ha Ha Ha Productions, along with Penelope Spencer and the late Mairoon Ali.
Julian Rogers
Julian Rogers, MBE, is a veteran broadcast journalist and the CEO of Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG).
Kizzy Ruiz
Kizzy Ruiz, Trinidadian performer and calypsonian, is a past winner of the National Calypso Queen Competition and has been a National Calypso Monarch finalist multiple times. She works as a communication specialist and a broadcaster.