Writers’ Workshop With Olive Senior – January 21
On Saturday, January 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Department of Literatures in English, University of the West Indies (UWI), will hold a writers’ workshop at Seminar Room One on the ground floor of the Faculty of Law. Prize-winning Jamaican writer, Olive Senior, will conduct the workshop under the theme ‘Creating Memorable Characters [...]
Continue reading...15. January 2012
Review Of Wayne Lawrence’s Book – The Art of Jamaica
Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a review of Wayne Lawrence’s book, The Art of Jamaica. Wayne Lawrence, artist and writer, has prepared a book that looks at Jamaican artists from their own perspective and examines the motivation and inspiration for their creations. While most of the previous publications like this one have focused on Jamaican creators [...]
Continue reading...5. January 2012
The Longer Run: A Daughter’s Story Of Arthur Wint
Valerie Wint is the eldest daughter of Arthur Wint, Jamaica’s first Olympic Gold Medalist. Her new book, The Longer Run: A Daughter’s Story Of Arthur Wint, paints a vivid and rounded portrait of a father, husband, teammate and friend, who always managed to remain humble in spite of his professional successes and personal trials. She [...]
Continue reading...22. December 2011
Mr. Alexander – A Book By Roger H. Panton
Mr. Alexander by author Roger H. Panton is an intriguing story of deceit within a Jamaican family in ’70s London. In this book, readers will follow the Alexander family through their journey with those who are around them – it is a literary piece laced with intriguing scenes, unforgettable characters and an absorbing storyline. Jamaican [...]
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17. January 2012
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