On Tuesday 3rd May, 2016, the Honourable Anthony Garcia, Minister of Education in Trinidad and Tobago spoke at the launch of the Yerette Readers Series on Hummingbirds at the National Library and Information System (NALIS) building and pledged to include hummingbirds in the revised Curriculum.
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Minister of Education Launches Yerette Readers Series at NALIS
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Literary Evening at the Grenadian Embassy DC
Mark your calendars for March 17, 2016. Four Caribbean authors will come together for an evening event at the Grenadian Embassy in Washington DC to discuss their books and literature in general. The evening will feature:
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The Washington DC Book Launch of Force Ripe by Grenadian author Cindy McKenzie |
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Signing and Reading of Dame Hilda Bynoe: The Governor’s Story by Grenadian author Merle Collins |
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Signing and reading of Hurricane of the Heart by Kittitian author, Jewel Amethyst Daniel. |
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Signing and reading by Kittivisian author Carol Ottley-Mitchell |
The Embassy will supply light finger foods and drinks. Come out to enjoy an engaging evening. Thursday 17th March, 2016, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, 1701 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 20009
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Carol Ottley-Mitchell is finalist for the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kittitian author is finalist for the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
St. Kitts, 11 March 2016—CODE has announced the books long listed for the prestigious Burt Award for Caribbean Literature and Kittitian author, Carol Ottley-Mitchell was among the six authors whose work was chosen.
This is the third year in which the Canadian NGO, CODE has administered this competition which is currently the largest literature prize in the Caribbean and which recognises outstanding writing for young adults by Caribbean authors.
Mitchell, who is the author of twelve other children’s books including the young adult novel Another Day, submitted a manuscript entitled Barberry Hill in which a teen from St. Kitts faces some harsh realities of life. The judges commented that the novel was “”Emotionally compelling– an honest portrayal of grieving that felt true to life…well paced…kept moving nicely and kept us guessing…”. Another literary professional unconnected with the competition was “impressed by the breadth of subjects you explore in the story: whether writing about economic inequality, the sway of the church, emigration, gang violence, grief, the roots of bullying, or the lasting bonds of family.”
The other books shortlisted were The Demise of the Queen’s College Adventure Club by Imam Baksh of Guyana, De First Family by Tamika Gibson, Trinidad & Tobago, The Truth Is by Lynn Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago, The Protector’s Pledge by Danielle Y.C. McClean, Trinidad & Tobago and Girlcott by Florenz Webbe Maxwell, Bermuda.
Three winners will be shortlisted and the final winner revealed on April 29th at the 2016 NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
For further details about Carol Ottley-Mitchell contact:
info@caribbeanreads.com
For further details on the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, please visit:
www.codecan.org/burt-award-caribbean
or contact:
info@bocaslitfest.com/Telephone: (868) 222 7099 www.bocaslitfest.com
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Sale! Sale! Sale!
Huge Sale at CaribbeanReads.
Discounts on our children’s books on Amazon and B&N for the month of September. Discounts as high as 40%.
Zapped! dropped from $8.99 to $6.99
Living the Beach Life dropped from $8.99 to $5.50
Caribbean Adventure Series dropped from $7.99 to $6.99
Musical Youth dropped from $12 to $9.99
And much more.
EBooks are also discounted.
It won’t last long so check our online book store and get your copies today.
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Hurricane of the Heart e-Book
Fans of Jewel Amethyst, author of the mass market novels Marriage of Convenience and From SKB with Love have been looking forward to the release of her latest romance novel, Hurricane of the Heart. The e-Book is now available on Kindle and you can pre-order it today to secure your copy before its release on Monday.
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Hurricane of the Heart Blog Tour
Hurricane of the Heart will be released on July 27, 2015. Follow author Jewel Amethyst on her blog tour as she blog hops for the next two weeks.
On our first stop check out an interview with the book’s main female character, the beautiful Alia. Read about what makes her tick. 
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Read and Win! Summer competition
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Antiguan and Barbudan teens have a great opportunity to get creative this summer and a chance to win prizes.
Teens in Antigua and Barbuda, this one’s for you! As part of the Cushion Club Wadadli Pen Summer Reading Challenge, Antiguan and Barbudan teens, 12 to 18, are being invited to read Musical Youth, a Best of Books’ teen summer pick, post a musical or otherwise creative review to the social media platform of your choice, and send the link to submissions@caribbeanreads.com
Here’s what you do:
- Read Musical Youth (available at local bookstores)
- Review the book in your most creative way – write an essay, a poem, a song, create a video, however you love to express yourself best.
- Post your review on your favorite social media site, using the hashtags #musicalyouth #caribbeanreads
- Email your name, age, contact information, and a link to the review to submissions@caribbeanreads.com
- Possibly Win a prize!
Rules:
- Submissions must be received by August 31, 2015.
- Open to residents of Antigua and Barbuda aged 12-18 only.
- Winners will be announced in September 2015 and the top three chosen entries will receive prizes courtesy of CaribbeanReads Publishing and Joanne C. Hillhouse.
- There is no limit to the number of entries that one teen can submit.
- Original entries only. By entering you are indicating that the submission is your own original work.
- Each participant submitting an entry agrees to use of his/her name and/or entry by CaribbeanReads for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation.
More Information
This is a challenge within a challenge.
You don’t know about the original Cushion Club Wadadli Pen Summer Reading challenge?
Here it is in 50 words or less: Read as many books as you want, write a really-really-really short review of each book read, email your list of books completed and reviews to cushionclub@yahoo.com at the end of August. Maybe win a prize. There are discounts and minimum requirements; search “reading challenge” at the Wadadli Pen website (http://wadadlipen.wordpress.com) for details.
The Map Shop and the Best of Books helped compile the reading lists, so you know the books can be sourced in Antigua and Barbuda. The Best of Books and Cindy’s Bookstore are offering 20 percent discounts to anyone “taking the challenge”. Now, Caribbean Reads Publishing and Joanne C. Hillhouse – publisher and author, respectively – have made the challenge just a little more “Musical”. As Musical Youth, second placed for the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature in 2014, is targeted at teens; they want to know what teens think of this book. This additional prize – sponsored by the publisher and author of Musical Youth – will go to the most creative review.
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Charlie Sand Giveaway
Best friends Sirus and Bubba fit together like salt fish and bakes. That is until Charlie Sand moves into town. All of a sudden Bubba is having adventures with his new friend and Sirus doesn’t fit in. Can he find a way to share Bubba’s friendship with Charlie Sand?
Set in Trinidad and aimed at children aged 6-10, the Blessing of Charlie Sand is a heart-warming story of friendship author, Amanda Smyth and illustrated by Colin Bootman.
Praise for The Blessing of Charlie Sand
“Kids will love both story and pictures in this warm tale of friendship and magic.” —Olive Senior, author of Anna Carries Water and many other titles.
“The Blessing of Charlie Sand will inspire children to trust in the wisdom that comes from both beyond and within. The emotionally measured text and the immediacy of Bootman’s understated illustrations draw the reader in.” —Summer Edward, children’s book editor and founder of Anansesem
Amanda Smyth is Irish-Trinidadian. Her award winning first novel, Black Rock (Serpent’s Tail), was chosen for Oprah’s Summer Reads for 2009. Amanda’s second novel, A Kind of Eden was published in July 2013. She teaches Creative Writing at Arvon and Skyros. The Blessing of Charlie Sand is her first children’s book.
Colin Bootman is the Trinidadian illustrator of many children’s books and the recipient of the 2004 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his illustration of Almost to Freedom, written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Enter to win a free copy of this book. The second edition of The Blessing of Charlie Sand will be on sale on March 16.
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Readers Wanted
This February, Musical Youth author Joanne Hillhouse has been on tour, visiting high schools in Antigua and sharing her book. The reception was wonderful and we look forward to supporting her efforts to do much more to introduce that all-important love of reading to as many students as possible.
Read more on Joanne’s blog:
St. Mary’s Secondary School
Clare Hall Secondary
Antigua Girls High School
Here are some photo highlights.
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Port Discovery Museum STEM in Spring
We are so excited that Zapped! authors, Jewel and Lynelle have been invited by the Port Discovery Museum to take part in their STEM in Spring initiative designed to encourage children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is quite an honor and a challenge. The challenge? To turn a 12ft by 12 ft. room into a cell! Read more about it and make a contribution to this effort here.
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