2025 Festival Schedule
We’re bringing the beloved and popular Family Reading Circle to the 2025 Bocas Lit Fest, with our partners Let’s Read! Bring your little ones (aged seven and under) for an entertaining day of interactive reading. Family Reading Circle will make words come to life and nurture the habit of reading for pleasure — fostering a […]
2025 Festival Schedule
Four young T&T writers are being guided by children’s author Alake Pilgrim to produce original works for publication.The “First Words” Young Writers Development Programme aims to discover, mentor ,and guide child writers towards publication and professional development. The writers will read excerpts from their works in progress: • Caiden Francis, 13: The Hat of Wonders […]
2025 Festival Schedule
Marsha Gomes-Mckie returns to give valuable advice and insights to writers of children’s books on the crucial topic of book design. Come and learn about the top four illustration styles, how to create an image sheet, your rights, and other key considerations. Aimed at children’s book writers, self-published authors, and artists/illustrators. Attendees will have the […]
2025 Festival Schedule
Bocas Storytime is a treasure trove of fun and entertaining short videos, created to nurture young viewers’ language skills and improve their understanding of the world around us, through topics such as Carnival, folklore, and the environment. Mostly written by the children of Trinidad and Tobago over the years, through the Children’s Storytelling Caravan, these […]