Big-name writers and other creatives are coming to the territory for the BVI Literary Arts Festival this week — including Trinidadian novelist Celeste Mohammed, American publisher Chris Jackson, Jamaican author …
November 3, 2025
November 22, 2024
VI writer featured in climate anthology
Virgin Islands author Anika Christopher is among 30 Caribbean writers featured in a new anthology that she helped launch on Monday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, …
November 15, 2024
Books take centre stage at Lit Fest
On Saturday morning, children lined up in the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Learning Resource Centre according to their age group, waiting patiently to pick out a book to take …
October 4, 2024
Big names to headline Lit Fest
Jamaican poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair. Black and British author David Olusoga. Trinidadian novelist Celeste Mohammed. Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant. These award-winning writers and many others will be among more …
November 11, 2023
Lit fest brings 40-plus writers to VI
The fast-paced schedule of the third annual BVI Literary Festival had attendees raucously laughing at humorous readings, snapping in appreciation of poetry performances, and sitting in contemplative silence as authors …
November 2, 2023
BVI Lit Fest launches month of cultural celebration
Prominent poets and novelists from across the Caribbean and its diaspora. Virgin Islands writers, businesspeople, filmmakers and musicians. A Nobel Prize-winning economist. All are among the dozens of presenters scheduled …
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November 2, 2023
Your guide to Lit Fest
Get to know the speakers who will be leading various panel discussions, workshops and special events during this year’s BVI Literary Festival. Many of the events are free to attend, …
October 10, 2023
Big names to headline Lit Fest next month including poets, novelists, journalists, and more
Booker Prize-shortlisted writer Jonathan Escoffery. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krug-man. New York Times bestselling novelist Charmaine Wilkerson. British author and journalist Afua Hirsch. All will be among the 40-plus writers …
November 10, 2022
Lit Fest back with 40-plus speakers
Audience members at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College hung on to the words of poets, essayists, novelists, filmmakers and other speakers last week during the second annual BVI Literary …
November 3, 2022
Lit, lobster and lots more
What began as “Culture Week” has exploded into an annual celebration of art, literature, cuisine, music and other cultural assets in an effort to preserve and showcase what makes the …
November 18, 2021
First Lit Fest highlights writers
St. Thomas-born novelist Tiphanie Yanique was interviewed last week by Virgin Islands Poet Laureate Dr. Richard Georges as one of several virtual events held during the first-ever BVI Lit Fest. …
