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ONE-ON-ONE
Ian McDonald
The Guyana-based Trinidadian
author of The Humming-Bird Tree talks to Nicholas Laughlin about his life and work as poet, fiction writer, and editor of the journal Kyk-over-al
10–11 am • AV Room
EDINBURGH WORLD WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
A National Literature?
Keynote speaker: Marlon James
Writers’ panel: Irvine Welsh, Vahni Capildeo, Hannah Lowe
Chair: Marina Warner
The first of our two writers’ debates, part of a worldwide series of discussions on literature’s big questions
11 am–12.30 pm • Old Fire Station
ROMANCE FICTION
Roslyn Carrington and Heather Rodney-Diaz
chaired by Jessie-May Ventour
Two Trinidadian writers of romance novels read from their work and discuss how to make affairs of the heart come to life on the page
11 am–12 pm • AV Room
FILMS
Selected shorts
Film adaptations of St Lucian poems and short stories by Davina Lee, and short profiles of poet Vahni Capildeo and novelist Lawrence Scott by Karen Martinez
12–1 pm • AV Room
PERFORMANCE POETRY AND OPEN MIC
Lunchtime jam
A selection of performance poets take their vibe to the streets of the city. Plus a chance for budding
writers to share their work
12–1 pm • Abercromby Street Arcade
NEW TALENT SHOWCASE
Shivanee Ramlochan
The third of our New Talent
Showcase writers reads from her poems and fiction and discusses her work
1–2 pm • Old Fire Station
WORKSHOP
How to pitch your story
with Elise Dillsworth and Ibrahim Ahmad
A literary agent and a senior fiction editor at Akashic Books share tips on how to talk to publishers
1–3 pm • 1st Floor Seminar Room
NGC BOCAS LECTURE:
THE BIG IDEA
The winner effect: how power
affects the body and mind
with Ian Robertson
In the second annual NGC Bocas Lecture a distinguished neuroscientist explains what makes “winners” and “losers”, and discusses how success changes the structure of the human brain with Mark Lyndersay
1.30–3 pm • AV Room
FICTION
DIY Fiction
with Helen Drayton, Beverley-Ann Scott, and Hugh Blanc
chaired by Geraldine Skeete
In this showcase of the best self-published Trinidadian fiction of the past year, three authors read from their work and discuss their publishing experiences
1.30–2.30 pm • 2nd Floor Seminar Room
WRITERS’ UNION PRESENTS
Homegrown talent
Members of the Writers’ Union of Trinidad and Tobago read from their work, and host a talk by Carol
Redhead on “Writers as visionaries”
2.30–5 pm • 2nd Floor Seminar Room
CARIBLIT LAUNCH
“The unity is submarine”
A year after the inaugural Caribbean Literature Action Group meeting, the CaribLit initiative is launched to the public with a conversation on the challenges and opportunities facing contemporary Caribbean writers. With Kellie Magnus, Kendel Hippolyte, Diana McCaulay, and Nicholas Laughlin
3–4 pm • Old Fire Station
FILM
The Mystic Masseur, dir. Ismail Merchant
Set midway through the 20th century among Trinidad’s Indian population, this is the first film adapted from the work of Nobel-winning author V.S. Naipaul. Following the death of his father, idealistic teacher Ganesh strives to become a writer, but instead is propelled into national politics
3–6 pm • AV Room
FICTION
Oonya Kempadoo and Lawrence Scott
chaired by Alake Pilgrim
New fiction from the authors of All Decent Animals and Light Falling on Bamboo
4.30–5.30 pm • Old Fire Station
OCM BOCAS PRIZE AND
HOLLICK ARVON PRIZE
2013 announcement ceremony
The winners of the third annual OCM Bocas Prize and the first annual Hollick Arvon Caribbean
Writers’ Prize are announced
6.30–8.30 pm • Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie
By invitation
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The final schedule is subject to changes. Except where otherwse indicated, events take place in the National Library and Old Fire Station, Abercromby and Hart Streets, Port of Spain. All events (except workshops) are free and open to the public — no tickets are required.
Printed programmes are available during the festival, indicating the location of each event in the National Library/Old Fire Station compound.
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