June Aming

#bocas2026

Biography

June Aming is a fiction writer who resides in Trinidad and Tobago. Her short stories have been included in several anthologies, and the story “Carnival Baby” was shortlisted for Small Axe competition 2014. She has previously shared her work at Carifesta X and at the Miami Book Fair 2013, 2014 and 2015. She was a 2024 Bocas Breakthrough Fellow. Her debut fiction chapbook, Yellow Is Not for Girls Like Me, was published in March 2025 by Peekash Press.

Years Attended

2015, 2015 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2016, 2016 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2019, 2019 Carifesta Participant, 2024 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2025 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2026 Adult's Festival Participant

June Aming

Author
Trinidad & Tobago
Events Featuring June Aming
2026
Literary Tour of Central Trinidad
Couva Event
Author Readings, Discussion, Literary Tour Event
Event Date: July 18, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Lisas Gardens Community Centre
2026
Voices of Home
Festival Programme Event
Fiction, Poetry Event
Event Date: May 3, 2026 @ 10:00 am
AV Room
2025
Voices of Home
Festival Programme Event
Biography, Fiction Event
Event Date: May 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am
AV Room
2024
Bocas Breakthrough Fellows Showcase
Festival Programme Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
AV Room
2019
Stories Like Mas
Carifesta Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
Grand Market
2016
16
Festival Programme, Words Alive, Writers First Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
2nd Floor Seminar Room
2015
Small Axe Literary Competition showcase
Festival Programme, New Talent, Words Alive Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
1st Floor Seminar Room