| | 36 Writers. 18 Countries. WORD! Sunday, June 8, 2014 Medgar Evers College 1650 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY |
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| ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Space on the Shelf - Creativity and commerce as it relates to Caribbean writers and the Publishing IndustryAvril Ashton - Secret Cravings Publishing Ashton Franklin - Franklin & Franklin Publishing Johanna Ingalls - Akashic Books Moderator: Ron Kavanaugh, publisher, Mosaic Literary Magazine
3:00 Verse in Print - Where the poem will live, in traditional publishing or in digital media. Jason Price (Belize), leaves of love Monique Simon (Antigua & Barbuda), T.H.E. Carib Kindling: Fire Lights! Mervyn Taylor (Trinidad & Tobago), The Waving Gallery Moderator: Anthony 'Wendell' DeRiggs, author, Reflections and Ole Talk 4:00 Speaking in Tongues - Translation in formal and informal language Adam Mansbach (USA), Go de Rass to Sleep Kellie Magnus (Jamaica), Go de Rass to Sleep Anthony Polanco (Panama) Yolaine St. Fort (Haiti), For the Crown of Their Heads Moderator: Dhanpaul Narine, president, Shri Trimurti Bhavan |
(Under 8yrs.): Culture Making - Literature That Defines Us Kellie Magnus (Jamaica), Little Lion Goes for Gold Carol Ottley-Mitchell (St. Kitts - Nevis), Chee Chee in Paradise Ibi Zoboi (Haiti), A is for Ayiti Moderator: Karlene Largie, Union of Jamaica Alumni Associations
3:00 Seeing Self - Illustrators as storytellers Ricardo Cortes (Mexico) Laura James (Jamaica), Anna Carries Water Joseph Zoboi (Trinidad & Tobago) Moderator: Ingrid Charles, Aruban Antillean Association
4:00 Coming of Age - Journeys into the Unknown Chen Chin (Jamaica), The Adventures of Flat Head CJ Farley (Jamaica), Game World Joanne Skerrett (Dominica), Abraham's TreasureClyde Viechweg (Grenada), Caribbean Twilight: Tales of the Supernatural Moderator: Beverly Benjamin-George, Friends of the Antigua Public LIbrary A stage, a microphone, a poem; a world of possibilities Moderator: Rose October Edun, Guyana Cultural Association
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Lest We Forget - When that's all you have memory, memorial and memoir Lloyd Crooks (Trinidad & Tobago), Ice and Eyes in the Sun Hubert Guscott (Jamaica), Mystical Speed D C Campbell (Grenada), Blood of Belvidere Carole Boyce Davies, author, Caribbean Spaces: Escapes from Twilight Zone - Moderator
4:00 (Re)defining Home - Caribbean-American writers on place and voice Jennifer Davis Carey (US/Barbados), Near The Hope Nyasha Laing (US/Belize), The Year of Buriels Idrissa Simmonds (Canada/Haiti/Jamaica), Heirloom
Words and Colours - The happy pairing of visual artists who write.Anna Ruth Henriques (Jamaica), The Book of Mechtilde Deborah Jack (St. Marteen/St. Martin) Iyaba Mandingo (Antigua & Barbuda), Sins of My Fathers Michèle Voltaire Marcellin (Haiti), Lost and Found 6:00 Wordsmiths - New Voices. New Tales. Annette Vendryes Leach (Panama), Song of the Shaman Petra Lewis (Trinidad & Tobago), The Sons and Daughters of Ham Katia Ulysse (Haiti), Drifting 7:00 Get Up! Stand Up! - Texts of Empowerment II Adissa AJA Andwele (Barbados), Just Words Arielle John (Trinidad & Tobago), Sea, Land and Mountains Michèle Voltaire Marcellin (Haiti), Lost and Found Hermina Marcellin (St. Lucia) David Mills (US/Jamaica), Sudden Country Ras Osagyefo (Jamaica), Psalms of Osagyefo Maria Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Brooklyn's Daughter Ras Yah Yah (St. Lucia) |
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INFO: 718-783-8345 / 718-270-6917 / 718-270-6218 DONATION: $10 - adults. $5.00 - children |
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Presenting Partners
Programming Partners Akashic Books Anansesem, Caribbean children's literature ezine
Franklin & Franklin Publishers
Friends of the Antigua Public Library
Guyana Cultural Association St. Martin/Sint Maarten Friendship Association Union of Jamaica Alumni Associations Patrons Caribbean Community Corps of Consuls General |
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