Writers’ Block: Geoffrey Philp & Marlon James

Geoffrey Philp
Jamaican poet, novelist, and fellow blogger, Geoffrey Philp, will be reading from his latest collection, Who’s Your Daddy?: And Other Stories, at this year’s annual Calabash International Literary Festival.
“To be invited to read with this the select group of writers at the Calabash International Literary Festival is an honor that I will always cherish,” [...]

And the winner is…

Marina Endicott, for her novel, Good to a Fault, about a woman who adopts a family in the aftermath of a car crash.
Heartiest congratulations to her on this notable accomplishment. Kudos also to the other short-listed candidates.

Grenadian in line-up for Best Book Award

Jacob Ross from Grenada has been shortlisted, along with leading Canadian writers, for Best Book Award for Canada and the Caribbean, for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
Ross challenged Canadian domination with his novel Pynter Bender being the only non-Canadian to be included in the line-up. His novel is a narrative of the birth of [...]

Bloggers’ Salute: Six Sentences

If you’re a fan of flash fiction, then this is right up your street.
As the name suggests, Six Sentences publishes stories in a paragraph format, exactly six sentences in length – sometimes more, as seen in Kevin Michael’s entry.
No limits. No holds barred as to what one can express.
So, what can you say in six [...]

Bloggers’ Salute: David Hodges

Have you ever heard of a 299-word novel? Do you think that concept is even possible?
Well, if you’re still in doubt, meet David Hodges, the author of Very Short Novels, where “anything more is a waste.” Be assured, though, that his succinctly sharp novels have it all – character, conflict, and emotional impact. And also [...]