Richard Georges

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Biography

Richard Georges is a writer of essays, fiction, and three collections of poetry. His most recent book, Epiphaneia (2019), won the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, and his first book, Make Us All Islands (2017), was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His second book, Giant (2018), was highly commended by the Forward Prizes and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize. He is a recipient of a Fellowship from the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study and has been listed or nominated for several other prizes, including the Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize, the Wasafiri New Writing Prize, and a Pushcart Prize. In addition to writing, Richard works in higher education and lives in the British Virgin Islands.

Awards

2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Overall Winner, OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

Years Attended

2017, 2017 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2018, 2018 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2018 Workshop Facilitator, 2020, 2020 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2020 Bios & Bookmarks Participant, 2020 Featured Speaker

Richard Georges

Author
US Virgin Islands
Events Featuring Richard Georges
2020
The strength of islands
Big Ideas, Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Online
2020
Celebrating our 2020 prizewinners!
Awards, Festival Programme Event
Awards Event
Event Date:
Online
2020
Bios & Bookmarks
Bios And Bookmarks Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Online
2020
2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature announcement
Festival Programme, Online Programme Event
Awards Event
Event Date:
Online
2018
Workshop: Writing from catastrophe, with Richard Georges
Festival Programme, Workshops Event
Workshop Event
Event Date:
2nd Floor Seminar Room
2018
Take Three: Island to Island
Festival Programme, Words Alive Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2017
Discussion: The Invisible Editor
Big Ideas, Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
Old Fire Station
2017
Poetry Forward: celebrating the vitality of contemporary Caribbean poetry
Festival Programme, Words Alive Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
Kaiso Blues Cafe