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Deane among 10 Caribbean writers vying for top prize Article by The 2021 long list for the region’s only prize for emerging writers, the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP), has been announced by the Bocas Lit Fest. Of the ten writers who have been longlisted for the third and last edition of the Johnson and Amoy Achong Prize, eight of them are from Trinidad and Tobago, one from Guyana and one from Barbados, the previous award-winning Linda Deane. This unique award is dedicated to advancing the work of an emerging Caribbean voice in the poetry genre; the 2019 ...

Tel: +44 (0)1937 546546 The winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2020 talks about her remarkable book. This is an online event hosted by Unique Media. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time. The Mermaid of Black Conch is based on a Neo-Taino legend of a beautiful woman transformed into a mermaid. Set in 1976 in a Caribbean village, it is a lyrical and vivid story of love, loss, family and friendship, as well as the destructive power of jealousy, and the terrible force of nature. This is the seventh book by ...

8 Trinidad and Tobago writers on Bocas longlist Amanda Choo Quan last year's winner of the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP). - THE 2021 longlist for the region’s only prize for emerging writers, the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP), has been announced by the Bocas Lit Fest. Of the ten writers longlisted for the third and last edition of the prize, eight are from Trinidad and Tobago. This unique award is dedicated to advancing the work of an emerging Caribbean voice in the poetry genre; the 2019 and 2020 prizes were for fiction and non-fiction r...

Amherst College’s LitFest: A virtual weekend of young literary lights Charles Yu, winner of the 2020 National Book Award for fiction, is part of LitFest 2021. Image courtesy LitFest Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown” has been described by one critic as a “sharply observed, darkly humorous evocation of the Asian American experience.” Megha Majumbar, a semi-finalist for a 2020 National Book Award, will speak at LitFest 2021. Image courtesy LitFest 2021 Megha Majumbar’s debut novel, “A Burning,” was a bestseller and a New York Times notable book, among other honors, in 2020. C...

21 exciting things to look forward to in Cheltenham in 2021 Hold tight, exciting things are coming to Cheltenham in 2021 – from anticipated restaurant and bar openings, new sports and big-name comedians to the planned return of some of the town’s most popular events. Look forward to eating at one of Cheltenham’s newest restaurants, getting back to the theatre and soaking up some culture at the Lit Fest, once lockdown restrictions ease in 2021. While 2021 might not have got off to the start we’d have all liked, as the easing of lockdown measures edge ever closer there are sure signs o...