Fifty-seven of the Caribbean’s most exceptional sons and daughters have been bestowed with the Sabga Award for Caribbean Excellence since its inception in 2006. Author Joanne C Hillhouse is the first person from Antigua and Barbuda to receive this honour. On March 1, in Port of Spain, the Chairman of…
Award-winning Antigua & Barbuda author Joanne Hillhouse is this year’s recipient of the Anthony N. Sabga Award, Caribbean Excellence for Arts & Letters. As announced today in Port of Spain by Awards’ Programme Director Maria Neilson, Hillhouse and two other 2023 Laureates (women’s health doctor Dr Adesh Sirjusingh of T&T…
Wadadli Pen’s new prize pays tribute to accident victim, Zuri Holder
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Wadadli Pen logo (designed by Ken Shipley)
On the heels of launching the 2021 season of the Wadadli Pen Challenge with a March 26 submission deadline, the organisers have announced several additional and very meaningful patronages.
According to a release, Cedric Holder, father of Zuri Holder, who died tragically in a road accident in January, has requested inclusion of a plaque to honour his memory.
The Cushion Club Zuri Holder Achievement Award, inclusive of a gift certificate toward the purchase of books, will be awarded to a writer 12 years or younger.
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Antiguan and Barbudan YA book named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Books of 2020
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The second edition of Musical Youth by Antiguan and Barbudan author Joanne C. Hillhouse has been named as one of the top 100 Indie books reviewed by Kirkus Reviews in 2020.
The starred review calls the book “overwhelmingly joyful” and ranks it “in the tradition of the best YA stories” with “convincing” characters that are “unfailingly realistic in their interactions, interests, and struggles.”
Kirkus Reviews is an American company founded in 1933 and focused on providing reviews that are high in integrity, honest, and accessible. According to their website, they review more than 8,000 books per year, and award starred reviews to “books of exceptional merit.” Musical Youth’s starred review will be featured as one of the Best Indie Books of 2020 in the December 15 issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine, in a special email newsletter on December 21, and on their website