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The 2016 OCM Bocas Prize Longlist
Below are the results from the Bocas people re the 2016 long list of the only Caribbean-specific prize for authors across the fiction, non fiction, and poetry. Only one Antiguan and Barbuda has to date been long listed for the prize – Dorbene O’Marde in 2015 for his Short Shirt biography Nobody Go Run Me. I’ve inserted the countries of this year’s finalists below. – JCH, WadPen blogger
The Prize longlist, announced by the judges on 6 March, 2016, includes three genre categories: books of poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction.
POETRY
BURN, by Andre Bagoo (Shearsman) – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Providential, by Colin Channer (Peepal Tree Press/Akashic Books) – JAMAICA (RESIDENT IN THE US)
Wife, by Tiphanie Yanique (Peepal Tree Press) – THE USVI W/DOMINICAN ROOTS (RESIDENT IN THE US & THE USVI)
FICTION
Fifteen Dogs, by Andre Alexis (Coach House Books) – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (RESIDENT IN CANADA)
The Whale House and Other Stories, by Sharon Millar (Peepal Tree Press) – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Pain Tree, by Olive Senior (Cormorant Books) – JAMAICA (RESIDENT IN CANADA)
Special mention:
Madinah Girl, by Anna Levi (Karnak House) – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
NON-FICTION
The Gymnast and Other Positions, by Jacqueline Bishop (Peepal Tree Press) – JAMAICA (RESIDENT IN THE US)
’Membering, by Austin Clarke (Dundurn) – BARBADOS (RESIDENT IN CANADA)
Ties That Bind: The Black Family in Post-Slavery Jamaica, 1834–1882, by Jenny M. Jemmot (UWI Press) – JAMAICA
The winners in each category will be announced on 27 March, 2016, and the Prize of US$10,000 will be presented to the overall winner on Saturday 30 April at a special ceremony during the sixth annual NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Port of Spain (27 April–1 May). The other two genre winners are awarded US$3,000.
Read more about the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize longlist here.
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Finalists for Inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature Announced!
We are proud to announce the finalists of the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature was established by CODE – a Canadian charitable organization that has been advancing literacy and learning for 55 years – in collaboration with William (Bill) Burt and the Literary Prizes Foundation. The Award is the result of a close collaboration with CODE’s local partners in the Caribbean, The Bocas Lit Fest and CaribLit.
The shortlisted titles are:
· Island Princess in Brooklyn by Diane Browne, Jamaica (published by Carlong)
· All Over Again by A-dZiko Simba Gegele, Jamaica (published by Blouse & Skirt Books)
· Barrel Girl by Glynis Guevara, Trinidad and Tobago (manuscript to be published)
· Musical Youth by Joanne [C] Hillhouse, Antigua and Barbuda (manuscript to be published)
· Abraham’s Treasure by Joanne Skerrett, Dominica (published by Papillotte Press)
· Inner City Girl by Colleen Smith Dennis, Jamaica (published by LMH Publishing)
Congratulations to the finalists! And thank you to all writers who participated in the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. The first, second and third place winners will be announced on Friday 25 April during the NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Port of Spain.
Read the attached press release for all the details, or click here.
Regards,
The Bocas Lit Fest team
TEN ON BOCAS LONG LIST
Writers from five countries are in the running for the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media.
The Prize longlist, announced by the judges on 25 February, 2014, covers poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. The winners in the three genre categories will be announced on 30 March, and the Prize will be presented on 26 April, during the fourth annual NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Port of Spain. The overall winner of the Prize will receive a US$10,000 award. READ MORE
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Bocas
“We tend to accord the full measure of our respect to singers, authors or intellectuals only when they have been properly certified elsewhere. Predictably, this neglect encourages a widespread exodus of creative talent and leaves little behind to inspire or nurture the next generation of artists and writers.” This was just one of the interesting points made by a staffer at Guyana’s Stabroek News, reporting on the recently wrapped Bocas Literary Festival in T & T. Go here to read more.
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