Watch online at www.facebook.com/afwlitfest
Good Night Montserrat
7PM Nightly from Sunday, November 15 to Sunday November 22, 2020. Presented by Caribbean Reads and the Governor’s Office.
Ten readers and ten amazing stories for children.
Get the full list of books and presenters here.
Alphonsus “Arrow” Cassell Memorial Lecture Series
7:30PM – Thursday, November 19, 2020 – Tracing Montserrat’s History Through Arrow’s Lyrics – A discussion with Edwin “Red Ride” Martin, ZJB Radio Station Manager Herman Sargeant, and The Morning Show Host Basil Chambers.
Alliouagana Festival of the Word – Friday, November 20, to Sunday, November 22, 2020
Session 1 – Friday, November 20, 2020
10:00 AM – Welcome Address – Gracelyn Cassell, AFW LitFest Founder, UWI Open Campus – Montserrat Resident Tutor
10:15 AM – Child Author – Talia Guity-Douglin –Talia’s Big Birthday
10:30 AM – Montserrat Volcano Observatory – Competition Winners and Presentation
Session II – Friday, November 20, 2020
3:00 PM – Children Who Blog – Kearah Ryan and Eden Wilson of Lemonerdy
4:00 PM – Panel Discussion – Using Social Media to Activate Change with Chavel Thomas of Chav Da Kid on Instagram, #LifeinLeggings and #PinkParliament Founder Ronelle King, Antigua Island Girls and Ocean Advocate Christal Clashing
5:00 PM – Local Author Feature – Patricia Daway – Shunned
Session III – Saturday, November 21, 2020
10:00 AM – Workshop (LIVE) – Write a Children’s Book – Carol Mitchell, Author of the Caribbean Adventure Series and Publisher Caribbean Reads
11:00 AM – Workshop – Short Story Writing: Exploring the Black Lives Matter Movement as a Catalyst for Creative Writing – A-dZiko Simba Gegele, Author
12:00 AM – Workshop – Promote Your Book – LaShaunda Hoffman
Session IV – Saturday, November 21, 2020
5:00 PM – Local Author Feature – Myrle Roach and Sharmen Greenaway
6:00 PM – Featured Author – Fireside Chat with Dion Johnson (UK/Jamaica) and Cecile Watson (Jamaica) – Influential Women
8:00 PM – Discover Lounge on EVTV – Rap Edition featuring Vybz It, Allen in Challenge, J the Great – Watch on Emerald Vibes TV on YouTube
Session V – Sunday, November 22, 2020
4:00 PM – Conversations with Dr. Yvonne Weekes and Dr. Danny Joseph
5:00 PM – Featured Author – Tamara Groeneveldt (St. Martin) – After the Storm
– Spoken Word – Tamara Groeneveldt – A St. Martin Without Walls
6:00 PM – Featured Author – Jo-Annah Richards – Beautiful Chaos
– Art & Spoken Word – Tabu/Jo-Annah Richards
