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Olive Senior at the NGC Bocas Literary Festival: “Should Literature Be Political?”
On Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 11:00am, the NGC Bocas Literary Festival in Trinidad presents Jamaican writer Olive Senior, who will deliver the keynote speech “Should Literature Be Political?” as part… more →
Repeating Islands
The 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest - A Blogger's Logbook [Day Two]
wrote 2 weeks ago: Those who weren’t involved in the second day of Bocas activities this year, but were in Port o … more →
How I Met Olive Senior
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wrote 3 weeks ago: So if you’ve been following my scribbles and read the post about the Evolution of my Writing v … more →
Olive Senior at the NGC Bocas Literary Festival: "Should Literature Be Political?"
wrote 1 month ago: On Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 11:00am, the NGC Bocas Literary Festival in Trinidad presents Jamaican … more →
Small Axe Literary Competition Open for 2013
wrote 1 month ago: The Small Axe Literary Competition encourages the production and publication of Caribbean fiction an … more →
The Evolution of My Writing Voice
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wrote 2 months ago: I’ve wanted to write this post since my partner in words, Hadlee Sobers, asked getWriters what … more →
"Bright Thursdays"
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wrote 3 months ago: Olive Senior’s “Bright Thursdays” seems to me a story that many can relate to. Man … more →
The Caribbean Writer 2012 (USVI)
wrote 7 months ago: The Caribbean Writer (University of the Virgin Islands) is an excellent annual anthology for submitt … more →
Independence ‘Pin of Pride’ Made in China
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wrote 9 months ago: Once upon a time, the tag ‘Made in China’ was a dead giveaway. The China brand meant cheap goods of … more →
Jamaican Women Write!
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wrote 11 months ago: A week ago, I left hot, windy Kingston early with a bus full of book fans, heading for the Calabash … more →
Three Canadians nominated for Commonwealth Book Prize
wrote 1 year ago: The shortlists for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize and Commonwealth Short Story Prize, a pair of aw … more →
Finalists announced for Amazon.ca First Novel Award
wrote 1 year ago: The finalists for the 2011 Amazon.ca First Novel Award which were announced on Tuesday, span the glo … more →
Bringing the Wider Caribbean to Cuba: “Arte y Literatura” Publishers
wrote 1 year ago: The article “Familiarmente incógnito” (Bohemia) points out the wealth of new titles brought about by … more →
2012 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Announces Longlist
wrote 1 year ago: Nicholas Laughlin recently shared with us the latest information on the 2012 OCM Bocas Prize for Car … more →
Olive Senior Writers’ Workshop at Mona Campus
wrote 1 year ago: The Department of Literatures in English, University of the West Indies (UWI), will hold a writers’ … more →
Shakirah Bourne's Thoughts on Summer Lightning, by Olive Senior
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wrote 2 years ago: Published in 1986 by Longman Books. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, 1987. A good pi … more →
Colonial Girls School
wrote 2 years ago: I remember reading this poem in high school and having a robust discussion with my classmates. I att … more →
Olive Senior in Bermuda
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wrote 3 years ago: In anticipation of Jamaican writer Olive Senior’s visit to Bermuda next week, the Royal Gazette has … more →
TOK Writing Series
wrote 3 years ago: As a professor, I was fortunate to receive the TOK reading series, issued by the University of Toron … more →
Olive Senior Mentors Young Aboriginal Australian Writer
wrote 4 years ago: Jamaican writer Olive Senior has mentored a young Aboriginal Australian writer, Jared Thomas, who is … more →
