There is no shortage of #BurtAward activities taking place in the Caribbean this spring. Below is a listing of what to expect in the weeks and months ahead.

April

CODE has completed the distribution of 7,500 Burt Award winning books in 11 Caribbean countries. That’s 2,500 of each of the three 2015 winning titles distributed to schools, libraries and community centers.

April 22

Book Jam! – Queen’s College (secondary school), Georgetown, Guyana
In advance of the official launch of Imam Baksh’s 2015 1^st place Burt Award winner Children of the Spider, the author will give a reading and Q&A at his former secondary school.

April 22-28

Imam Baksh Author Tour – Guyana 
Sponsored by CODE and coordinated by the Guyana Book Foundation, the tour will take author Imam Baksh to schools in Georgetown, Essequibo and Mabaruma.

April 29

Burt Award for Caribbean Literature Ceremony – NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
At this invitation only event, the winners of CODE’s third annual Burt Award for Caribbean Literature will be announced and honored with a prize.
www.bocaslitfest.com/session/codes-burt-award-2016-announcement-ceremony

April 30

Burt Award Winners’ Showcase – NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Three 2016 finalists will be reading from their works and participating in a panel discussion hosted by Alscess Lewis-Brown.
www.bocaslitfest.com/session/codes-burt-award-winners-showcase

May 14

ALL WRITE NOW! - Bim Literary Festival, Barbados
2014 1^st place winner A-dZiko Simba Gegele (All Over Again) and 2015 3^rd place winner Lynn Joseph (Dancing in the Rain) will be leading writing workshops for young writers at the Bim Literary Festival in Barbados.
www.bimlitfest.org/events/all-write-now

June 4

Cabash Literary Festival – Kingston, Jamaica
2015 2^nd place winner Diana McCaulay reads from her book Gone to Drift.
www.calabashfestival.org/2016/schedule.html

June TBD

Diana McCaulay author tour – Jamaica 
Coordinated by Jamaica Library Services, this tour will be comprised of readings and possibly writing workshops at libraries that have benefited from CODE’s guaranteed young adult book purchase & distribution.
More information to follow.

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