Tracey Baptiste

#bocas2026

Biography

Tracey Baptiste is the New York Times bestselling author of MINECRAFT: THE CRASH and the popular JUMBIES series including THE JUMBIES, RISE OF THE JUMBIES, and THE JUMBIE GOD’S REVENGE. Upcoming 2021 books include the picture book LOOKING FOR A JUMBIE and the middle grade nonfiction AFRICAN ICONS: TEN PEOPLE WHO BUILT A CONTINENT. She also teaches in the MFA program at Lesley University. Find Tracey online at www.traceybaptiste.com and connect on Twitter @traceybaptiste and on Instagram @traceybaptistewrites.

Years Attended

2018, 2018 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2018 Children’s Festival Participant, 2018 Featured Speaker, 2021 Bios & Bookmarks Participant, 2022 Children’s Festival Participant

Tracey Baptiste

Children's Author
Trinidad & Tobago, USA
Events Featuring Tracey Baptiste
2022
Storyroom: A 3 Part Workshop in Writing For Children
The Writers Centre, Workshops Event
Workshop Event
Event Date: June 11, 2022 @ 10:00 am
Online - Zoom
2018
Nonfiction Workshop
Children's Festival, Festival Programme Event
Workshop Event
Event Date:
Children's Library Reading Room
2018
Salon
Big Ideas, Festival Programme Event
Discussion Event
Event Date:
2nd Floor Seminar Room
2018
Interactive Reading: The Jumbies and Rise of the Jumbies
Children's Festival, Festival Programme Event
Readings Event
Event Date:
Children's Library Reading Room
2018
City Hall Special Event
Children's Festival, Festival Programme Event
Performance Event
Event Date:
City Hall, Port of Spain
Cover of the book “Looking for a Jumbie” by Tracey Baptiste, featuring Caribbean folklore, next to a photo of the author, with event promotional text below.
Event poster for the Bios & Bookmarks series featuring children’s author Tracey Baptiste, live on Facebook on Sunday, 21 February at 3 pm, presented by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest.