Paul Keens-Douglas

Known as Mr. Tim Tim in the storytelling world, Paul Keens-Douglas is one of the most eloquent and best-known raconteurs and social commentators in the English-speaking Caribbean. The son of a prominent Grenadian family, he was born in Trinidad, but spent his early childhood in Grenada.

He holds diplomas in Commercial Broadcasting and Radio/TV Production, a B.A (Honors) Degree in Sociology, Concordia University, Montreal. Has done two years post-graduate work at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica and has a wide and varied background in Theatre, the Creative Arts and the Advertising Industry.

A self-published author since 1975, he has produced to date nine volumes of work, fifteen CDs and three DVDs. His work has been featured in many anthologies and well-known international publications and has been translated into German and Japanese. A pioneer in the development of the oral traditions and the use of the vernacular as a literary form, he produces the annual carnival Trinidad Talk Tent which he started in 1983 and which is the fore-runner to today’s well-promoted talk shows.