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• Gabriel García Márquez Hospitalised in Mexico City

  

  Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez was hospitalised on Thursday in Mexico City.García Márquez, whose career spans journalism to the... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Write an Article on ‘Generation-Y’ and Get a Cash Prize of $200

  

  Readwave, the online platform that helps writers promote and share their stories and articles and gain exposure, is inviting bloggers and writers from all over... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 6 Finalists in Running for Burt Award for Caribbean Literature

  

  Dianne BrownJoanne C Hillhouse Joanne Skerrit A-dZiko Gegele The finalists for the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature have been announced. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chasing a Miracle – New Book Tackles the ‘unexplainable’

  

  There is an extraordinary event that takes place every year in Italy. Many devoted Catholics travel to the Doumo (cathedral) of Naples to witness the “miracle o... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fashion Africa: New Book Showcases the Glory of African Fashion

  

  When the Black British children’s writer, Malorie Blackman was appointed Britain’s Children’s Laureate in June 2013, she wasted no time drawing public... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Call for Entries: Dundee International Book Prize 2014

  

  The UK’s most lucrative prize for unpublished authors has once again opened for entries, with a place amongst the literary elite on offer for the writer who... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Freak Storm Devastates Saint Lucia, Dominica and St Vincent on Christmas Eve

  

  Damaged taxiway in Vieux FortThe three sister islands  of Saint Lucia, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines (located in the Eastern Caribbean) have just... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Farewell, Madiba

  

  St Lucia and the rest of the Caribbean joins the international community in celebrating the life of one of the world’s most beloved and revered leaders –... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Warren Cassell Jr: Poet, Writer and Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

  

  Meet Warren Cassell Jr., an online business-solutions entrepreneur based in Olveston, Montserrat. Born in the USA, he’s the founder and president of ZapSocial... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Calling All Writers – Do You Want to Be Published?

  

  Two of the world’s leading publishers – HarperCollins and Allen & Unwin – have opened their doors to unsolicited submissions from both unpublished and emerging... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Writing for Young People Set to Pay Dividends

  

  CODE library- A young adult library in Sierra Leone stocked by the Canadian NGO, CODE, the founders of the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature The Burt Award fo... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Discover a New World of Stories at ReadWave

  

  Ask any aspiring author longing to get published what he or she considers to be some of their biggest headaches and you can bet that high on the list is the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Final Call for Entries – Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award

  

  Young poets from around the world are invited to take part in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year competition. The deadline for entry is the end of the month, 31... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• New Book on the West Indies Team That Changed the World of Cricket Soon to Be...

  

  West Indies team celebrate during 5th Test vs England at the Oval, 1976 Matt Phillips, Editorial Director at Yellow Jersey Press, has fought off stiff... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Careful What You Do on the Internet – the Governments Are Watching You

  

  Image courtesy blogs.lawyers.com If there’s one thing that reassures many internet users around the world, as well as in America, it’s the solemn promise given... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Malorie Blackman is UK Children’s Laureate

  

  British writer, Malorie Blackman has been named the United Kingdom children’s laureate.  She is the first black woman to be appointed to the position which is... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sighting and Other Poems of Faith – New Book by Robert Lee

  

  John Robert Lee – Photo by Marion Nelson and Allen Sherman John Robert Lee, one of St Lucia’s foremost poets, has launched a new poetry collection. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jamaican Self Published Author in the Running for £10,000 Commonwealth Book Prize

  

  E.E. Sule (Nigeria), Nayomi Munaweera (Sri Lanka), Lisa O’Donnell (UK) and Michael Sala (Australia), four of the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize regional winners... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Robert Devaux Passes Away

  

  Robert J. Devaux, possibly one of the foremost authorities on the history, ecology and culture of St Lucia, passed away on Tuesday (April 16) at his home in... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five Caribbean Writers Shortisted for Commonwealth Prizes

  

  Shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize Disposable People by Ezekel Alan has been shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE