NEWS
Ingrid Persaud Wins 2017 Commonwealth Writers Prize With A Story of Death and Chocolate
Ingrid Persaud’s story of death, chocolate and fathers and sons proved sweet enough to earn the 2017 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize.
In: Books
Three Caribbean Poets Shorlisted for Forward Prizes 2017
Three Caribbean poets have made it to the 2017 Forward Prizes shortlists as Richard Georges (British Virgin Islands) has received a nod for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection while Malika Booker (Guyana/Grenada) and Ishion Hutchinson (Jamaica) bot
In: Books
Lignum Vitae Awards 2017 In Full Bloom
The 2017 edition of the Lignum Vitae Writing Awards is now in full bloom. The second iteration of the awards is now open for entries, offering $1 million in prizes across three categories.
In: Books
Ingrid Persaud's 'Sweet Sop' Reaps Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Caribbean
Ingrid Persaud’s ‘Sweet Sop’ has reaped the Caribbean Regional Award in the 2017 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize.
In: Books
Caribbean Literary Icons Celebrated in Film for Word Lit Fest 2017
With June, celebrated as Caribbean American Month in the United States, fast approaching, the Caribbean Cultural Theatre has announced its line up for Wordfest 2017.
In: Film & TVINTERVIEWS
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.
In: Books
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.
In: Music
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.
In: Books
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.
In: Theatre
REVIEWS
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
Heist Steals the Spotlight
Heist came to life on the stage of the Tallawah Drama Festival in 2014 when it copped awards for Best Production, Best New Play, and Best Set declaring its writer and director Maya Wilkinson an interesting talent to watch.
In: Theatre
Losing Patience - The Show We've Been Waiting For
The new webseries Losing Patience explores the bringle-inducing encounters of Renee Patience. To be bringle is to be irate, impatient, or even angry (sometimes with a small dose of (h)ignorance - ie the loss of all rational thought).
In: Film & TV
Notes from a Cannibal - How to Eat Your Words, Safiya Sinclair
Safiya Sinclair is the author of Cannibal her lyrical and entrancing debut collection of poems. Cannibalism is not a delicate art, it requires a strong stomach to deal with the entrails and blood.
In: 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.
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