http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2011/02/11/making-the-list/ Bimonthly review of Caribbean literature and art Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2011/02/11/making-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 Yasmin Morais Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:03:02 +0000 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/?p=3634#comment-2131 I totally agree with your point that there is "value in literary awards that focus on the particular diversity of Caribbean writing - organised, funded, and judged by Caribbean people with Caribbean sensibilities, with the immediate aim of promoting Caribbean books, and as rigorous a concern for aesthetic merit as any literary awards anywhere in the world". This is key - the confidence to believe that we can do it and for corporate Caribbean to step up to the plate with the funding. The OCM Bocas and Guyana Prize are trailblazers. Hopefully, others will follow. I totally agree with your point that there is “value in literary awards that focus on the particular diversity of Caribbean writing – organised, funded, and judged by Caribbean people with Caribbean sensibilities, with the immediate aim of promoting Caribbean books, and as rigorous a concern for aesthetic merit as any literary awards anywhere in the world”. This is key – the confidence to believe that we can do it and for corporate Caribbean to step up to the plate with the funding. The OCM Bocas and Guyana Prize are trailblazers. Hopefully, others will follow.

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