Back to the Future: Speculative Fiction from the Caribbean
Four of the Caribbean’s best speculative fiction writers discuss how the genre helps us imagine alternatives for the future. Featuring Karen Lord, Tobias S. Buckell,…
Library Category: Authors
Re-live some of the best of contemporary poetry and fiction, from the exciting line-up of Caribbean and international authors who have graced the NGC Bocas Lit Fest stage from 2011 to the present.
The Personal Is Always Political
Katherine Agyemaa Agard (of colour), Andre Bagoo (The Undiscovered Country), and 2020 OCM Bocas Prize non-fiction Tessa McWatt (Shame on Me) read from and discuss…
One & One with Godfrey Smith
The award-winning biographer of Michael Manley: The Biography (Ian Randle Publishers, 2016) talks to Barbara Lalla about his move from active politics to biographical and…
Poetry of Kendel Hippolyte & Canisia Lubrin
St. Lucian writers of two generations, Kendel Hippolyte (Wordplanting) and Canisia Lubrin (Voodoo Hypothesis) read from their books of poetry rooted in island soil but…
One on One with David Chariandy
The author of “Brother”, winner of the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, talks to Kelly Josephs about his novels turning family history into investigations of…
In a cold country: Andre Alexis & Kaie Kellough
In their short story collections, Andre Alexis (The Night Piece) and Kaie Kellough (Dominoes at the Crossroads) explore the stories and fates of outsiders in…
Imaginary Homelands: Barbara Lalla & Leone Ross
Barbara Lalla (One Thousand Eyes) and Leone Ross (This One Sky Day) discuss their new novels that explore alternate geographies and histories, present and future.…
Raised Voices: Rosamond S. King & Desiree C. Bailey
T&T diaspora poets Rosamond S. King (All the Rage) and Desiree C. Bailey (What Noise Against the Cane) meditate in their work on personal and…
Love is war: Fiction by Lisa Allen-Agostini & Cherie Jones
In new novels by Lisa Allen-Agostini (The Bread the Devil Knead) and Cherie Jones (How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House), love and violence are…
Family ties: Wandeka Gayle & Alecia McKenzie
Jamaica-born writers Wandeka Gayle (Motherland) and Alecia McKenzie (A Million Aunties) read from and discuss their fiction reflecting on family connections across oceans and continents.…