The Caribbean Writer (TCW) in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) together with the Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair, LLC (VI Lit Fest) will host the 10th iteration of the VI Lit Fest, April 11 through 14, under the community-focused theme: “Legacies: Reckoning and Resilience.”
Here are some highlights of the Festival.
- Friday, April 12, Headliners. Eleanor Sheara author of “River Sing Me Home,” a Good Morning America, Book Club Pick and one of Time Magazine’s must-read books of 2023 will attend this year’s fair.
- Cyril Dabydeen, is a Guyana-born Canadian writer of Indian descent, will also bring his talents to the VI Lit Fest in 2024.
- Friday, April 12, from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., come meet the authors at the now world-famous Book Bacchanal Reception at Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts which will be spearheaded once again by Dr. Janis Valmond.
- Saturday April 13, our world-famous Bush Tea Morning Social event will be held in the UVI Great Hall starting at 7 a.m. with a full Caribbean breakfast, live entertainment, and open mic poetry.
- Beginning at 9 a.m., Tiphanie Yanique, award winning Virgin Islands author will lead off the morning with a lecture/workshop
- Saturday afternoon, writers will also make an appearance at Under Cover Books in Gallows Bay and from 4 to 6 p.m.,
- Sunday, April 14, from 2 to 5 p.m., the festival will be hosted via Zoom, in the Writers Roogoodoo, a take on our Book Bacchanal.
A $20 donation for workshops. Participants are required to register at www.usvilitfest.com or www.eventbrite.com
For more information visit: www.usvilitfest.com or email usvilitfest@gmail.com