Final Programme
Calabash International Literary Festival Listen to Lloyd Jones' and DY Bechard's acceptance speeches by clicking on the links below
The winner of the 21st Commonwealth Writers' Prize will be announced on 27 May 2007 at the Calabash International Literary Festival in Jamaica. The Calabash Festival is held annually and has been described by the New York Times as '...a world-class Caribbean literary festival.' This year it will be held from Friday 25 May to Sunday 27 May.
The Calabash International Literary Festival was founded in 2001 by novelist Colin Channer with the support of two friends, the poet Kwame Dawes and the producer Justine Henzell. Their aim was simple?to create a world-class literary festival with roots in Jamaica and branches reaching out into the wider world.
A three-day festival of readings and music with other forms of storytelling folded in the mix, Calabash is earthy, inspirational, daring and diverse. It's the only international literary festival in the English-speaking Caribbean. All festival events are free and open to the public. Passion is the only price of entry. But voluntary contributions are accepted.
The festival is produced by the Calabash International Literary Festival Trust (the Trust), which also produces publishing seminars, writing workshops and a film series. The Trust is affiliated with the Friends of the Calabash International Literary Festival, a registered 501(c)(3) corporation in the United States.
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| D.Y. Bechard Acceptance speech 919 KB) |
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| Lloyd Jones acceptance speech 2663 KB) |
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