Bocas Lit Fest
Bocas Lit Fest, National Poetry Slam & Project Fusion Junction
2023-Present
Various
The Bocas Lit Fest is a registered non-profit company incorporated in Trinidad and Tobago. We are a year-round writing and literary arts development organisation, with numerous initiatives forging links and opportunities between writers, readers, publishers and others. We run the Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival (named as one of the world’s best literary festivals), and administer major regional writing prizes which provide crucial support for Caribbean writers, including the prestigious OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and The Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize. We also manage The Writers Centre in St. Clair, a space dedicated to writers and literary programmes in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Supported the development and execution of youth literary programmes, including NGC Bocas Youth Fest (2023), Scotiabank Write Away! (2024), and We Lit (2023–2024) - Coordinated participation and logistics for 20+ booksellers, vendors, and sponsors for the 2024 Bocas Lit Fest - Assisted in the development and project management of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam (2024–2025) - Supported stakeholder coordination and overall programme logistics across multiple festival events - Launched and managed the project’s TikTok channel, achieving reach of 1.4M accounts within five months - Created short form video content such as performance videos and Hot Mic (a series created by me). - Developed a Discord community and created short form video content for Project Fusion Junction
