Memoirist and fiction writer Monique Roffey, whose novel Archipelago is long-listed for the OCM Bocas Prize this year, is one of several noted writers scheduled for the lunchtime readings at the UWI St Augustine Campus Literature Week from March 18-21.
Held annually by the Literatures in English department, the readings seek to highlight emerging undergraduate writers and the works-in-progress of the MFA candidates at the St Augustine campus. They promise to form a hearty appetiser to the gala reading by prize-winning author Rabindranath Maharaj, which closes the week on March 22.
Also scheduled to read at the lunchtime sessions are poet Danielle Boodoo Fortun� and Hollick Arvon prize finalists Ann Second and Lisa Allen-Agostini."It is simply a celebration of writing and reading," said MFA candidate Dara Wilkinson, one of the week's organisers. "It is a way to encourage people to be interested in writing, in hearing it read and attempting it themselves.
To echo the sentiment of Rabindranath Maharaj, our writer-in-residence this year, and to paraphrase his words a bit, Campus Literature Week is one of the events that brings together the community of writers–helping to build that community so we support one another and continue to have a presence."
Campus Literature Week lunchtime readings run from noon to 1.30 pm on March 18-21 at the AV Room, Alma Jordan Library, UWI, St Augustine. Writers interested in reading may contact Dara Wilkinson at dara.wilkinson@my.uwi.edu
