The Bocas Lit Fest

© Bocas Lit fest
Genre : Cultural operator
Status : Not-for-profit company
Principal country concerned : Column : Literature
#101 Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie, Nook Ave
St Anns
Trinidad and Tobago
http://www.bocaslitfest.com/
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The Bocas Lit Fest is a registered non-profit company incorporated in Trinidad and Tobago. Its directors are Marina Salandy-Brown, Deanna Greenidge, Funso Aiyejina, Ken Attale, and Val Kempadoo.


An annual literary festival with Caribbean focus and international scope, bringing together writers, readers, performers, and publishers for a five-day celebration of books and writing.



At the heart of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest are a series of readings by some of Trinidad and Tobago's and the Caribbean's finest writers of fiction and poetry - from authors of books already considered contemporary classics to prizewinning newcomers.



At each session, writers read from their recent booksdiscuss their work, and answer questions from the audience. This is a chance to encounter some of your favourite writers up close. Each reading includes a book-signing session, and books are available from the participating booksellers.



The readings series also includes a special focus on talented emerging writers. Every year, the NGC Bocas Lit Fest New Talent Showcase selects exceptionally talented writers who are yet to publish their first book, and give them a platform to share their work and engage with a larger audience.



And because some of the liveliest contemporary poetry lives not on the page but on the stage, the NGC Bocas Lit Fest showcases Trinidad and Tobago's vibrant performance poetry scene, with daily performances and open mic sessions in the National Library's Abercromby Street arcade.



Curated by Jean Claude Cournand and Mickel Alexander, these sessions will change your ideas about what poetry can be.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of