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A huge thank you to Bocas Lit Fest Academy and the Wainwright Foundation for making workshops such as these possible! ๐๐โจ๏ธ
๐ Publishers and authors! We are three weeks away from the first submission deadline for the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. ![]()
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๐ Books published between 1 January and 31 October, 2025, must be delivered to the Bocas Lit Fest by 7 November 2025. ![]()
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๐ ONLY books published between 1 November and 31 December 2025, will be accepted for entry by the second deadline, 2 January 2026. ![]()
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๐ Now in its 16th year, the prize celebrates books of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction by writers of Caribbean birth/citizenship or writers who are legal permanent residents of an independent Caribbean country.![]()
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๐ The author of the book judged the overall winner will receive an award of US$10,000. The other category winners will each receive US$3,000. ![]()
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๏ธ Submissions are welcome for original, English-language work, first published between January 1 and December 31, 2025.![]()
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โ๏ธ Submission guidelines at bocaslitfest.com/awards/ocm/![]()
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โจ๏ธProudly sponsored by One Caribbean Media Limited and administered by the Bocas Lit Fest.![]()
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Thank you, Caribbean Books Foundation, for highlighting The Protectors' Pledge and The Whisperer's Warning for #caribbeanfolkloremonth!Books of the Day: The Protectors Pledge & The Whispererโs Warning. Guardians of Caribbean Magic: Danielle McClean and Her Mythical Adventures #caribbeanfolkloremonth #caribbeanfolkloremonth2025 #caribbeanfolloreoctober
