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Virtual Conference: "Writing about Caribbean Gender and Social Justice" – Repeating Islands


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Virtual Conference: “Writing about Caribbean Gender and Social Justice”
The Institute for Gender & Development Studies Regional Coordinating Office (IGDS-RCO) & the Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars (ACWWS) presents “Writing about Caribbean Gender and Social Justice Virtual Conference” on January 15 – 16, 2021.
The keynote speaker is celebrated Caribbean author, Patricia Powell, author of the novel
Me Dying Trial, among others. Co-chairsOpal Palmer Adisa (University Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at The Universities of the West Indies, Mona) and Donna Aza Weir-Soley (ACWWS Vice President) explain:
“Our conference offerings include both scholarly and creative writing panels on topics as diverse as ‘Caribbean Women: Resistance, Redemption and the Dignity of Being,’ ‘Creative Spaces, Queer Platforms and Caribbean Performances,’ and creative writing workshops, roundtables, and ta ....

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RWL announces Winners of the Caribbean Readers' Awards 2020 – Repeating Islands


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RWL announces Winners of the Caribbean Readers’ Awards 2020
Rebel Women Lit (RWL) recently announced the Winners of the Caribbean Readers’ Awards 2020. Our warmest congratulations to all the winners (listed below).
As RWL explains, The Caribbean Readers’ Award recognizes outstanding works in Caribbean Literature. The prize is given to one fiction novel, YA novel, middle grade/tween novel, nonfiction works, short stories, and translated literature. RWL also recognized individuals who embody the spirit of Rebel Women Lit and have made recognizable contributions in their field and in the Caribbean Literature community. The selected awardees are highlighted as Rebel Women Lit Critics and Honorees. ....

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In Jamaica, Rebel Women Lit Launches the Caribbean Readers' Awards


In Jamaica, Rebel Women Lit Launches the Caribbean Readers’ Awards
Book club and literary community Rebel Women Lit aims to ‘showcase the amazing range’ of Caribbean literature with the newly launched Caribbean Readers’ Awards.
Shortlisted titles for the 2020 edition of the newly launched Caribbean Readers’ Awards. Image: Rebel Women Lit
By Hannah Johnson | @hannahsjohnson
‘2020 Was a Big Year for Caribbean Authors’
Voting is now open for the debut cycle of the Caribbean Readers’ Awards, a new initiative from the Jamaica-based book club and literary community Rebel Women Lit, founded in 2017 by Jherane Patmore.
“Caribbean literature is so much more diverse than our scholastic reading lists would suggest,” says Patmore in a prepared statement on the launch of the awards. “Rebel Women Lit decided to create these awards so that we can showcase the amazing range that Caribbean lit has to offer.” ....

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