Angelo Bissessarsingh

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Biography

Angelo Bissessarsingh is a historian from Siparia, Trinidad. He is the founder of the Virtual Museum of Trinidad and Tobago heritage resource, and writes a column titled “Back in Time” for the Trinidad Guardian. His new book is A Walk Back in Times: Snapshots of the History of Trinidad and Tobago.

Awards

2017 OCM Bocas Prize for Nonfiction Winner, OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

Years Attended

2013, 2013 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2014, 2014 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2014 South Festival Participant, 2015, 2015 South Festival Participant, 2026 Siparia Festival Participant

Angelo Bissessarsingh

Author
Trinidad & Tobago
Events Featuring Angelo Bissessarsingh
2026
Literary Tributes / In Memoriam
Bocas Siparia 2026 Event
Author Readings, Discussion Event
Event Date: September 26, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Iere High School
2015
A Walk Back in Time
Bocas South Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
The Visitors Centre, San Fernando Hill
2015
NGC Bocas Lit Fest South 2015
Bocas South Event
Event Date:
The Visitors Centre, San Fernando Hill
2014
History Unearthed
Bocas South Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
SAPA
2014
Preserving the past
Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
AV Room
2013
Fr. Anthony de Verteuil talks to Angelo Bissessarsingh about writing Trinidad and Tobago’s social history
Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
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