Karen Barrow
Karen Barrow is an award-winning author of atmospheric historical fiction and suspense. Her novel Palmyra, winner of the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Award for Fiction, has been recognized internationally as a finalist for the Guernica Prize, the Page Turner Awards, and the Eric Hoffer Award.
Mario Laarmann
Mario Laarmann is a cultural and literary scientist and a PhD candidate employed at the French Department of Saarland University, Germany. His doctoral research focuses on anglophone and francophone Caribbean literature in the light of the postcolonial present (David Scott). Research interests include cultural studies and comparative literature, anti-colonial theory, museums and collections, postmodernism and […]
Bartosz Wojcik
Bartosz Wójcik is an assistant professor (Applied Linguistics, Maria Curie Skłodowska-Curie University, Lublin, Poland), cultural manager, author of Afro-Caribbean Poetry in English: Cultural Traditions (2015), and member of the Polish Literary Translators Association. He has published translations of prose by Kamau Brathwaite (Barbados), Diana McCaulay, Kei Miller (Jamaica), Kevin Jared Hosein, Sharon Millar, Jennifer Rahim […]
Brigid Washington
Brigid Washington is a Trinidadian food writer who has covered a variety of topics, including Caribbean food and culture as it intersects with life in the United States. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Washington is the author of the new memoir Salt, Sweat and Steam. Her writing has appeared in Bon Appetit, […]
Scarlet Ibis James
Scarlet Ibis James is an award-winning author from Trinidad and Tobago whose fiction explores family inheritance, cultural memory, and the complicated ways love endures across generations. Now based between the Caribbean and New York City, she writes stories that move between islands and cities, examining how truth, history, and personal choices shape the lives we […]
Rawle Gibbons
Born in Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago, Rawle Gibbons is a playwright, director and educator. He has taught at the School of Drama, Jamaica, with Mr. Dennis Scott and at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, as the founding coordinator of the Centre for Creative and Festival Arts. His directing/devising credits include CLR James’s […]
Jarrel De Matas
Jarrel De Matas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He earned his BA and MA from the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, and his PhD from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His work explores how stories shape health, ethics, and […]
Elizabeth Cadiz Topp
Elizabeth Cadiz Topp is an independent curator, arts educator, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. She is the author of Deep Indigo (2021) and co-editor (with Anthony Luengo and Lise Winer) of A Branch to Rest On: The Autobiography of George Wright.
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor is a poet and teaching artist, born in Trinidad and Tobago. Her collections of poetry include Raw Air (2000), Night When Moon Follows (2000), Convincing the Body (2005), and Arrival (2017), which was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize. Mama Phife Represents (2021) was awarded the 2022 Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian […]
Yvonne Bobb-Smith
Dr. Yvonne Bobb-Smith is an educator, author, and community leader. Born in Trinidad in 1931, she overcame the stigma of illegitimate birth to become Trinidad and Tobago’s first medical librarian, establishing the country’s Medical Library system. She holds a Ph.D. in Adult Education and Community Development from the University of Toronto (earned at age 68). […]
Cristina Bendek
Cristina Bendek is an author from the Caribbean islands. She was born on the island of San Andrés in October 1987. Los cristales de la sal (Salt Crystals) her first novel, won the 2018 Elisa Mújica National Narrative Prize (Colombia). It has been translated into Portuguese (Editora Moinhos, 2021); Danish (Aurora Boreal, 2020); and English […]
Tanya Batson-Savage
Tanya Batson-Savage is a writer, filmmaker, publisher, and creative consultant. She is publisher and editor in chief of the award-winning independent publishing house Blue Banyan Books (and its imprint Blouse & Skirt Books) and co-founder of Have a Bawl Productions. A Fellow of the Calabash International Literary Festival and Cropper Residential writing workshops, she earned […]
Magdalene Abraha
Magdalene Abraha is a writer, cultural curator, and multi-award-winning publisher. A former Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee for her work in writing and publishing, she began her journalism career as one of the youngest-ever columnists for The Independent, where she covered politics, art, and popular culture. Since then, she has written for The Economist, The […]
Khadene Mathison
Mrs. Khadene Mathison is a dedicated Sixth Form teacher of Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies at Bishop Anstey and Trinity College East Sixth Form, Trinidad and Tobago. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature with a minor in Education, a Master’s degree in Marketing, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education specializing in […]
Roberta Clarke
Roberta Clarke is an advocate for human rights and social justice. She is currently a Commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Andre Lucio
Andre Lucio was born on the 09th of April 2013. He is currently a form one student at St Mary’s College (CIC) Port of Spain He is a member of (6TSS ) 6th Trinidad Sea Scouts and the schools under 14 cricket team. He enjoys going on camps, playing cricket , Kayaking, swimming and video […]
Isabel Mc Collin
Isabel Mc Collin is fifteen years old and lives in Trinidad and Tobago with her large family and two dogs. She enjoys singing, knitting, and daydreaming. When she’s not writing her novel, Isabel is usually reading one, and she often finds herself loosing track of time with a good book. She would like it to […]
Caiden Francis
Thirteen year old Caiden Francis is very motivated to learn. He describes himself as reliable, disciplined, and focused on his schoolwork while participating in creative interests, national and community service activities including marching band parades and beach clean-ups. His experience includes a wide range of challenges including creative writing, chess and the performing arts.
Stacy Julien
Stacy-Ann Julien grew up in a family of creatives. She always loved books and started writing short stories and poems as a child. Yet, it wasn’t until experiencing first-hand as a new parent, the challenge of getting her little one to bed, that her dream of publishing her own book started to actualize with her […]
Mishal Rahaman-Ali
Mishal Rahaman-Ali, 12, is the author of The Enchanting Folklore of Trinidad and Tobago and The Enchanting Stories of Pothounds from Trinidad and Tobago. Her books explore deep emotions and moral lessons through engaging storytelling. A recipient of the National Youth Award for Entrepreneurship (10-17), she represents young people forging their own paths. Through social […]
Miranda Dookran
Miranda Dookran is the holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and Human Resource Management (Hons) from the University of the West Indies and a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Psychology from Andrews University, Michigan. She has been writing since the age of eight when she used to jot down short verses […]
Leslie-Ann Jerome
Leslie-Ann Jerome is an author, educator, and business coach dedicated to empowering women and children through literacy, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. With over 18 years of teaching experience, she founded Gabriel’s Reading Academy to help young learners become fluent readers. As a mentor and speaker, Leslie-Ann has inspired women worldwide to align their purpose with […]
Jorel Ferguson
Jorel Ferguson is the thirteenyear-old author of Cats in Space, which tells the story of two cats stranded in space after their expedition craft malfunctions. Ferguson, who began writing Cats in Space at the age of eight, was honoured at The National Library and Information System Authority’s (NALIS) annual First Time Authors Appreciation (FTA) programme […]
Henrietta Forbes-Bryan
Henrietta, whose navel string is buried under an avocado tree in Little Hill, is a Sanandrian Kriol Tiicha and translator. Her co-translations of Shier (2019), Baan (2020), Wan Nansi Stuori (2020) and San Andres: a Herstory Chapta Fuor (2021) to San Andres Kriol, appear in the Revista Universidad de Antioquia magazine. She hosts a trilingual […]
Karina Maharaj
Dushala Mistry is a pharmacist with a lifelong love for reading and the adventures that unfold within a good book. Karina Maharaj is a Trinidadian-born, US-raised artist and children’s book illustrator. Together, these two friends have published a children’s book that is a celebration of imagination and bravery.
Dushala Mistry
Dushala Mistry is a pharmacist with a lifelong love for reading and the adventures that unfold within a good book. Karina Maharaj is a Trinidadian-born, US-raised artist and children’s book illustrator. Together, these two friends have published a children’s book that is a celebration of imagination and bravery.
Crystal-Marie Sealy
Crystal-Marie Sealy, MBA, BSc Hons, is mom first, two-time bestselling author, keynote speaker and mindful strategy consultant, returning to life in Trinidad and Tobago, after two decades in Canada. Author of multiple publications, including two international best-sellers, self-published children’s books and more, her first children’s book, “The Brave Little Puffer Fish: Authenticity for Children”, has […]
Christine Cardinez
Christine Cardinez was born in Trinidad and studied in London at the Maria Montessori International School. She is the owner and principal of Angels Music School where she teaches pan, piano, voice and guitar. Christine’s passion is immense . Her students perform in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as London. Her venture into writing for […]
Charisse J. Broome
Charisse J. Broome, also known as Señora Broome (Sra Broome), balances her roles as a part-time educational governess and writer. She enjoys exploring the wonders of nature and creating engaging Caribbean-themed educational content for students in Standards 1 and 2 (6-11 years). Known for her works like “AWESOME FATHER from AWEsome Me!”, “Thank You, Abba” […]
Dr Afiya Gaspard
Dr. Afiya Gaspard is a medical doctor who also has a BSc. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. She studied at University of the West Indies Mona and St.Augustine campuses. She has worked in a number of industries gaining a wealth of knowledge and expertise. She works at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in the […]