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Literary Awards presented
Kathy Badenock took the Nigel Thomas Award for top 2020 work of Fiction with her production called, ‘Twilight in the Tropics’. Denise Westfield, who penned the story ‘On her way home’ placed second, and Tamara Toney with ‘The silence she inherited’, earned the third spot.
These awardees and others were recognised last Monday evening at a Literary Awards Ceremony, a collaboration involving The University of the West Indies Open Campus and the Association of Artists, Writers and Producers.
The ceremony was held at the Conference Room of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Credit Union headquarters.
Afreeca Daniel with her poem ‘Green and Brown from my Childhood’ won the Ellsworth ‘Shake’ Keane Poem segment. Oslay Ollivierre with ‘A Place I feel Connected to’ copped the second spot, and Gaylene David’s ‘What more can a Rose ask for?’ earned her the third place.