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BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 finalists announced.

The finalists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were made public on Sunday, August 21, 2022. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet founded in 2019. It is designed to facilitate vibrant conversations […]

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BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 shortlists announced.

The shortlists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were revealed on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet founded in 2019. It is designed to facilitate vibrant conversations about […]

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BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 longlist announced.

The longlists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were announced on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30, 2022. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet founded in 2019. It is designed to […]

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Barbados Transition

Barbadian novelist and poet George Lamming has passed away.

Barbadian novelist, essayist, and poet George Lamming passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022. George Lamming was born on June 8, 1927, in Barbados and started his career as a teacher before emigrating to England and finding work as a broadcaster for the BBC Colonial Service. His debut novel In the Castle of My Skin […]

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OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2022 longlist announced.

The longlist for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2022, with nine writers with roots in five different Caribbean countries, was announced on February 27, 2022. The OCM (One Caribbean Media) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is an annual award for literary books by Caribbean writers, first handed out in 2011, based in Trinidad […]

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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2021 longlists announced.

The longlists for the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2021 were announced on August 9 and August 14, 2021. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF), founded in 2019, is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet. It is designed to facilitate vibrant […]

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YouTube channel “Kamau Brathwaite Remix Engine” celebrates Caribbean legend.

The Kamau Brathwaite Remix Engine YouTube channel has been celebrating Caribbean legend Kamau Brathwaite since it was set up on May 8, 2020. Kamau Brathwaite, who was born in Barbados and lived all over the world including a stint in Ghana, was widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon. Starting […]