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Dine 🕷️ · @nadinestorying
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The Golden Flower: A Taíno Myth from Puerto Rico by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez, is a children's book that tells the creation story of Boriquén (present-day Puerto Rico) and how a golden flower brought water to the world.

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Dine 🕷️🕸️ · @nadinestorying
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Hey, Bibliophiles!

The NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Trinidad & Tobago is back in-person, and will be streaming live, starting April 28. It's free and open to everyone, so get in on it!

bocaslitfest.com/festival/live







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Dine · @nadinestorying
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More books for my to-read list! 📚

These 3 books by writers from Trinidad and Tobago are shortlisted for the overall OCM Bocas Prize, which will be announced on April 29 at the 2023 NGC Bocas Lit Fest.

Poetry:
Sonnets for Albert, by Anthony Joseph

Fiction:
When We Were Birds, by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Non-fiction:
Love the Dark Days, by Ira Mathur

More details: bocaslitfest.com/2023/04/02/20





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Dine · @nadinestorying
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Professor Marcia Douglas, who portrayed Queen Nanny in the official trailer for the Reimagining Nanny documentary, is the winner of a 2023 Whiting Award for Fiction.

whiting.org/awards/winners/mar








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Dine · @nadinestorying
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Antigua Observer Newspaper - Antiguan author wins prestigious award

Absolutely delighted that Antiguan author Joanne C. Hillhouse won the prestigious Anthony N. Sagba Award for Caribbean Excellence!

I thoroughly enjoyed her novella Dancing Nude in the Moonlight, and look forward to reading her other works.

antiguaobserver.com/antiguan-a








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Dine · @nadinestorying
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Absolutely delighted that Antiguan author, Joanne C. Hillhouse, won the prestigious Anthony N. Sagba Award for Caribbean Excellence!

I thoroughly enjoyed her novella Dancing Nude in the Moonlight, and look forward to reading her other works.

antiguaobserver.com/antiguan-a







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Dine · @nadinestorying
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Hey, Book Lovers!

The 2023 Bocas Literature Festival will be held in Trinidad & Tobago from April 27-30, 2023.

Check out the programme: bocaslitfest.com/festival/prog








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Dine · @nadinestorying
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Check out this innovative project!

According to Dr. Schuyler Esprit, the interactive database includes "works from 1800 to the present and is searchable by author, country, language and genre, with special visualizations for publication locations and notations for translations."

createcaribbean.org/vcl/home/








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Dine · @nadinestorying
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Hey, Caribbean Authors!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be considered for the Barbara T. Christian Literary Award for Caribbean Studies Association 2023 (CSA2023)!

You have until Friday, April 21, 2023 to submit your TWO (2) books.

More details at caribbeanstudiesassociation.or







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