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 11, 2023
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, …
May 6, 2020
In a Virgin Islands first, Georges wins Bocas prize
On Saturday evening, poet Dr. Richard Georges posted on Facebook that he was “waiting for someone to pull a Steve Harvey” because he was “shocked” at the announcement: He had …
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April 14, 2020
VI poet in running for top Bocas Prize
Dr. Richard Georges, the acting president of H. Lavity Stout Community College, has always viewed the Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature as a special award. Many literary contests are only …
