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The inaugural 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature 9 Aug 2013 | 01:28 am
The inaugural 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature is now open for entries! The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature is a new, annual Award that will be given to three English-language literary wo...
Seh Sup’m Poetry & Live Music Is Back! 30 May 2013 | 07:03 am
Seh Sup’m Poetry & Live Music, the return, at Redbones Blues Cafe, 1 Argyle Road, Kingston 10. Featuring: Mario Evon, Michael Abrahams, Mel Cooke, Ugochi, and Ann-Margaret Lim. When? Saturday, 1st Jun...
Book Review – A Matter of Seasons 29 May 2013 | 08:53 am
In his debut novel, A MATTER OF SEASONS, Karl B. Koth grapples eloquently with the tumultuous history of Jamaica during the 1970s. Moreover, he wrestles candidly, and at times humorously, with issues ...
Bolo the Monkey 17 Apr 2013 | 08:25 am
The independent publishing house Blue Moon Publishing’s upcoming release is called Bolo the Monkey. Written by Jonathan Burke, Bolo the Monkey is an inspiring tale about pursuing your dreams even in t...
Picturing the Postcolonial Nation: (Inter) Nationalism in the Art of Jamaica 1962 – 1975 17 Mar 2013 | 08:42 am
Jamaica boasts one of the best artistic infrastructures in the English-speaking Caribbean with a National Gallery, an art college and a lively gallery scene. Despite this, the visual arts remain vague...
Somerset Grove by Dionne Peart 10 Mar 2013 | 02:15 pm
Three generations of the women in the Wright family all dream of leaving their home in a small Jamaican town, but each woman encounters obstacles that keep her from living the life she wants. Angeliqu...
‘Plain & Simple’ by Shilo Evans 9 Mar 2013 | 10:45 am
‘Plain & Simple’ is a painfully honest memoir of one woman’s journey through the ups and downs of life, love and the reggae industry. Always putting God first and all else after, Shilo Evans describes...
The Caribbean in Sepia – A History In Photographs 1840-1900 17 Feb 2013 | 06:12 pm
Ian Randle Publishers recently released The Caribbean in Sepia – A History In Photographs 1840-1900, a book containing over 500 rare photographs which give a visual picture of a Caribbean society in t...
MUSIQ Bar & Lounge Spoken Word Showcase 4 Feb 2013 | 12:30 am
All creative genuises …. The Musiq spoken word showcase starts Monday, February 4 at the MUSIQ BAR AND LOUNGE PORK PIT COMPLEX located on GLOUCESTER AVE in Montego Bay. It will bee hosted By the Nubia...
Tanya Shirley Poems Now Available On CD 3 Feb 2013 | 12:34 am
Poems by Jamaican poet/author Tanya Shirley are now available online at poetryarchive.org. You may purchase a CD of her reading many of her work, and these CDs can be shipped internationally right to ...
