PREE: Caribbean. Writing.

We're proud to be one of the entities CCF is supporting in its third round of grant funding.

"I was assigned to Project Babel. The mission was to create a dynamic translator that could translate Earth languages to United Empire languages and vice versa." In which #PREE goes intergalactic... preelit.com/2025/09/21/all…

"Morne Diable looked down on the island, like many of the elderly women of Queen’s Isle who spent their days idly watching the world from their open windows and patios, calling out and wishing every passerby a good day. But unlike these women, the volcano surveilled silently and hadn’t said a word to anyone in many years." preelit.com/2025/08/25/sca…

"“This young, fierce woman once broke a ceramic chamber pot full of piss on her husband’s head in exchange for him raising his hand and voice simultaneously. That woman was me.” PREE 14 rolls out with a Haitian story...check it out preelit.com/2025/08/22/the…

Repost from preelitmag • Oh, zeen? 😎 Zine Making Workshop open to the public during our Writing Studio! Where: UWI Dept of Humanities When: May 26-28, 2-5pm each day Admission: $9000 for 3 sessions which includes provided materials Email preeliteditors@gmail.com!

We are delighted to announce the #CWprize regional winners: @JoshuaLubwama1 (Africa) @fariabasher (Asia) Chanel Sutherland (Canada and Europe) Subraj Singh (Caribbean) Kathleen Ridgwell (Pacific). Congratulations to you all! commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-pr…

Meet our panel!

Join us Fri, May 2 for #CreativeMeetup at 6 PM! Hear from Christine Randle, Dr. Lisa Tomlinson, Annie Paul & Reneé Wallace in an evening of stories, culture & Caribbean lit. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/132265141899… @ 107 Harbour St, Downtown Kingston.

I wrote an essay about reading the work of Márquez in Nairobi! Read in @republicjournal

Jasmine Thomas-Girvan: On Exploring Marronage and Afrikan Retention burnaway.org/magazine/jasmi…

Zadie Smith and her mom, who gave her most beautiful introduction. 😊 #Calabash2025

Bless Up: Calabash 2025 Launches with Big Energy and Bigger Stories - TreasureBeach.com #Calabash2025 #BlessUp treasurebeach.com/2025/04/24/ble…

We're celebrating 15 years of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature with a look back at prize winners, 2011 through 2024! Celebrate 2015 with us: @vladimirlucien @MarlonJames5 @olivesenior 🔗More about the prize at: bocaslitfest.com/awards/ocm/ @OCM_Group

Publishing veteran and novelist Carole DeSanti, who edited bestselling authors such as @MsTerryMcMillan, Dorothy Allison, Deborah Harkness, and Ruth Ozeki will be the industry professional at PREE's 2025 writing studio this May. Our tutors: Marlon James, Jason Allen-Paisant, Gaiutra Bahadur, Roland Watson-Grant and Mikie Bennett. Check it out at preewritingstudio.com

A treat to listen to these voices...

A House for Miss Pauline ⁦@dmccaulay⁩ origin story How a shocking DNA test revealed my links to slavery in Jamaica - Big Issue bigissue.com/culture/books/…

Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this 90-year-old innovator of #Jamaican music—composer, trombonist, conductor, arranger, director—we may never have heard of #BobMarley, #JimmyCliff, or other such stars. spin.com/2025/01/the-ma…

Yesterday, Professor Kwame Dawes @kwamedawes was officially installed as Jamaica's fourth Poet Laureate since Independence — a remarkable achievement! British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Judith Slater @JudithSlater_UK, had the privilege of meeting and engaging with him! 🇯🇲🇬🇧👏