The 2017 NGC Bocas Lit Fest: Workshops & Activities at NALIS

Readers, writers, thespians, midnight robbers, young adventurers, bards, debaters and more: #bocas2017 kicks off on April 26th to 30th, with a full slate of pre-festival events; a packed children's programme; the second annual CineLit lineup; hands-on workshops; spirited open mic sessions; riveting panel  discussions; and the Caribbean's hottest national spoken world slam!

Watch this space for frequent updates as we count down the days to Bocas, and swing by our website for workshop registration, FAQs, a full list of participating authors, and so much more!

2017 Full Event Calendar: http://www.bocaslitfest.com/2017/events/

DAY 1: 26th April 2017

• 9am - noon: Workshop: Preservation and Conservation with Danielle Fraser
• 10am - noon: First Time Authors Appreciation
• 10:30am - 12:30pm: Workshop: Tongueless Whispering 1 with Vahni Capildeo
• 1pm - 4pm: Free Seminars On The Book Business
• 4pm - 5pm: Voices From Inside with Baz Dreisinger & Debbie Jacob (at the Port-of-Spain Prison, Frederick St.)
• 4:30pm - 6pm: Film: Dream On Monkey Mountain
• 6pm - 8pm: Film: Under Ground (Subterra)

DAY 2: 27th April 2017

• 9am - 10am: The Legacy of C.L.R. James
• 10am - 10:05am: Film: The Saddhu Of Couva
• 10am - 11:10am: Film: Walcott As Poet And Seer
• 10:30am - 12:30pm: Workshop: Tongueless Whispering 2 with Vahni Capildeo
• 10:30am - noon: Discussion: C.L.R. James Reconsidered with Aaron Kamugisha, Bridget Brereton, David Abdullah, and Ken Ramchand
• 11:15am - 12:45pm: Film: Hello Hemmingway
• Noon - 1pm: C.L.R. vs. The Doc.: An Extempo Debate with Black Sage
• 1pm - 3pm: Film: Every Cook Can Govern - The Life, Impact & Work Of C.L.R. James
• 1pm - 2:30pm: Discussion: Are All Rights Created Equal? With Claudia De Verteuil, Derrick Sharbodie, Gregory Sloane-Seale, Ira Mathur, and Keir Roopnarine
• 1:30pm - 2pm: Workshop: Making Your Case with Baz Dreisinger
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm: One-On-One With Godfrey P. Smith & Barbara Lalla
• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Young Adult Literature Showcase with Barry Goldblatt, Kevin Jared Hosein, Lisa Allen-Agostini, and Viviana Prado-Nunez
• 4pm - 5pm: Growing Pains with H. Nigel Thomas, Nicole Dennis- Benn, and Malaika Adero
• 4:30pm - 5pm: Film: Children's Stories (Cuentos De Cipotes)
• 5pm - 7pm: Film: The Commitment (El Compromiso)
• 5pm - 6pm: One-On-One With Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley & Funso Aiyejina
• 6:30pm - 8pm: One Book, One Community with Michael Anthony
• 7pm - 9pm: Film: Obaba

DAY 3: 28th April 2017

• 10am - 12:30pm: Workshop: Writing For Young Adults with Barry Goldblatt
• 10am - 11am: One-On-One With David Dabydeen & Sushiela Nasta
• 10:30am - 12:30pm: Film: City In Red (Ciudad En Rojo)
• 11am - Noon: Discussion: Words + Images with Annalee Davis, Patricia Mohammed, and Philip Nanton
• Noon - 1:30pm: Stand And Deliver with Gilberte O'Sullivan, Jannine T. Horsford, and Louis Lee Sing
• 1pm - 2:30pm: National Library Tour
• 1:30pm - 2pm: Conversation With Artist Kwynn Johnson
• 1:30pm - 3:30pm: Workshop: Learning From The Classics with Ishion Hutchinson
• 2pm - 3pm: One-On-One With Nancy Morejon & Nicole Roberts
• 2pm - 4:15pm: Film: Vinicius
• 3pm - 4pm: Family Ties with Aliyyah Eniath, Monique Roffey, and Nathalie Taghaboni
• 4:30pm - 6pm: Discussion: Why A Free Press Matters with Andy Johnson, Asha Javeed, Mark Wilson, Peter Kimani, and Wesley Gibbings
• 5pm - 6:30pm: Film: Asleep In The Sun (Dormir Al Sol)
• 7pm - 9pm: Film: Magallanes: We All Have Unfinished Business (Magallanes: Todos Tenemos Un Asunto Pendiente)

DAY 4: 29th April 2017

• 10am - 12:30pm - Workshop: How To Witness Your Own Work with Rosamond King
• 10am - 11am: Untold Jamaica with Evelyn O'Callaghan, Kei Miller, and Marcia Douglas
• 10:30am - Noon: Film: Gabo - Magic Of Reality (Gabo - La Creacion De Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
• 11am - Noon: One-On-One With Edward Baugh & Ishion Hutchinson
• 11am - Noon: Telling Tales with Miguel Browne
• Noon - 1:30pm: Stand And Deliver with Angelique V. Nixon, Colin Robinson, Otavio Maia Chelotti
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Writers' Lab  with Muli Amaye
• 1:30pm - 3:30pm: Workshop: The Art Of Biography with Godfrey P. Smith
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm: One-On-One With Peter Kimani & Johnny Temple
• 2pm - 3:30pm: Film: The Boy In The Mirror (O Menino No Espelho)
• 2pm - 3pm: Talk Dat Talk with Miguel Browne
• 2:30pm - 5:30pm: One-On-One With Eliot Weinberger & Nicolas Laughlin
• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Discussion: Not Just In The Family with Felicia Chang, Judy Raymond, Kevin Browne, and Marina Salandy-Brown
• 4pm - 5pm: Discussion: How Change Gets Made with Angelique V. Nixon, Colin Robinson, and Wade Mark
• 4pm - 6pm: Writers Union Presents
• 5pm - 7pm: Film: Don't Tell Anyone (No Se Lo Digas A Nadie)
• 5pm - 6pm: Performance: Human, Right?
• 7pm - 8pm: OCM Bocas Prize and Bocas Henry Swanzy Award Ceremony
• 7pm - 9:15pm: Film: The Time Of The Hero (La Cuidad Y Los Perros)

DAY 5: April 30th 2017

• 10am - 11pm: The Books That Made Me with Ayanna Gillian Lloyd, Danielle Boodoo-Fortune, Edward Baugh, Rajiv Mohabir, and Vahni Capildeo
• 10am - 1pm: Your Story: A Women's Writing Workshop with Monique Roffey
• 10:30am - Noon: Film: Sofia And The Stubborn (Sofia Y El Terco)
• 11am - 12: 30pm: Discussion: Crime And Punishment with Baz Dreisinger, Debbie Jacob, Gillian Lucky, and Ramesh Deosaran
• 11:30am - Noon: Walcott On Stage
• Noon - 12:30pm: Film: Children's Stories (Cuentos De Cipotes)
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Writers' Lab with Muli Amaye
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Discussion: The Invisible Editor with Kim Robinson-Walcott & Richard Georges
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Writing Life
• 12:30pm - 1pm: Stand Up For Your Rights: A Human Rights Open Mic with Damian Whiskey
• 12:30pm - 12:35pm: Film: The Saddhu Of Couva
• 12:35pm - 1:45pm: Film: Walcott As Poet And Seer
• 1pm - 1:30pm: The Lion Makers with Nigel Scott
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Caribbean Poetry's New Wave with Ishion Hutchinson, Rajiv Mohabir, Safiya Sinclair, and Shivanee Ramlochan
• 1:45pm - 3pm: Film: Dream On Monkey Mountain
• 3pm - 4pm: Curfew Chronicles with Jennifer Rahim
• 4pm - 5pm: Where Is The Best Book? 
• 4pm - 5:45pm: Film: Panama Canal Stories (Historias Del Canal)
• 6pm - 8pm: Film: The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios De Motorcicleta)