NEWS

Aston Cooke’s Comedy Joins the Immigration Conversation in New York

Kevin Jared Hosein Cops Second Commonwealth Writers Prize
For the second time in just three years, Trinidadian author Kevin Jared Hosein has snagged the regional prize (Caribbean) for the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize, this time with his short story ‘Passage’. Hosein first won the regional prize in 2015.
In: Books Tags: Commonwealth Writers, Short Story, Caribbean writers, Commonwealth Writers Prize 2018, Kevin Jared Hosein
Four Writers from Jamaica and Trinidad Make Commonwealth Writers Shortlist
Four Caribbean writers hailing from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago made their way to the shortlist for the 2018 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize. The 2018 list features 24 stories from only 7 of the over 40 eligible countries and territories.
In: Books Tags: Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018, Caribbean writers, writing prizes
Literary Heavyweights for Calabash Literary Festival 2018
Like moths seeking respite from the encroaching darkness, members of Jamaica's literati flocked to the lights of Redbones the Blues Cafe in n early April for the announcement of the 2018 Calabash Literary Festival.
In: Books Tags: Calabash International Literary Festival, Book Festivals, festivals, Caribbean writers
Imam Baksh Cops Second Burt Award Prize
For the first time in its five year history, The Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature, a writer has won the award for second time. Guyanese author Imam Baksh copped the award for the second time with his manuscript The Dark of the Sea.
In: Books Tags: Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature, Imam Baksh, Burt Prize, Caribbean YAINTERVIEWS

Jamaica Feeds Me: Garfield Ellis on What it Takes to Write When Talent Is Not Enough
Garfield Ellis is possibly one of Jamaica’s best-kept secrets.

Tanya Stephens Talks Sex, Reggae and How Hatred Shaped Her
An eloquent and talented lyricist, Tanya Stephens delivered an engaging and provoking talk as the penultimate speaker in the 2016 Reggae Talks series staged by the Department of Literatures in English at the UWI, Mona.

Five Questions With Naomi Jackson
While at the Brooklyn Book Festival, Susumba caught up with the bright-eyed and charming Naomi Jackson debut author of The Star Side of Bird Hill (Penguin Press), published in June this year.

Chris McFarlane on the Art and Craft of Acting
Prolific is one word that comes to mind when describing Christopher McFarlane, veteran actor of stage and screen.
REVIEWS

So Many Islands: The Ebb and Flow of a World of Stories and Diverse Histories
In a world divided by the cause and consequences of climate change, So Many Islands is a collection of fiction and non-fiction writing that subverts geopolitical barriers to remind us that we are all connected.
In: Books Tags: Commonwealth Writers, Caribbean writers, So Many Islands, Peekash Press, short stories
Big Ooman Tings at Calabash 2018
“All I had were words which are as flimsy as air,” read Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage.
In: Books Tags: Calabash Literary Festival 2018, calabash, Literary Festivals, Jamaica
A Revolution for the Present Day: Girlcott by Florenz Webbe Maxwell
The year is 1959 and Desma Johnson is eight days away from her sixteenth birthday. When disaster strikes in the form of a cinema boycott, Desma must try to make sense of the rapidly changing world around her and find her place in it before she is swept away by the tides of history.
In: Books Tags: Caribbean writers, Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, Florenz Webbe Maxwell, Girlcott
A Contemporary Hit: Dreams Beyond the Shore by Tamika Gibson
If you have ever been intrigued by the inner workings of the mind of a Trinidadian teenager Dreams Beyond the Shore is the book for you.
In: Books Tags: Tamika Gibson, Dreams Beyond the Shore, Caribbean writers, Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, Blouse and Skirt BooksBook Bag
FEATURE

Ten Steps For Constructing Happiness by Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
Sculptor and jeweller Jasmine Thomas-Girvan delivered the address to open the 2017 final year show for the School of the Visual Arts at the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts.
In: Art & Design Tags: Jasmine Thomas-Girvan, Jamaican Art, Edna Manley College, Art ExhibitionAD
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