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THIS
EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE.
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Photo of a few of the authors and industry professionals who
participated in the 2008 Festival
http://antigualitfest.com
was http://www.caribbeanliteraryfestival.com
November 7-9, 2008
Jolly Beach Resort & Spa
Special Offer for Book Clubs!
Bring 5 or more members of your book club to Antigua for the
Festival, and we"ll arrange for a private dinner for your group
and one of our authors at a premiere Antiguan restaurant.
http://www.jollybeachresort.com
You choose from a list of participating authors"first come,
first served, so act quickly! Participating authors
include:
Junot Diaz,
Tina McElroy Ansa,
Eric Jerome Dickey and others (see
the current list of participating authors)
The Festival will pay
transportation costs and the author’s meal tab, and make all
necessary arrangements for your party.
All-inclusive Hotel Package $805 per person*
Includes:
Accommodation for 4 nights/5 days
Registration for full participation in Festival
All meals and house brand drinks
Transfers from airport to hotel and return
Hotel taxes and service fees
Entertainment on property
* based on double
occupancy; extra nights $135 per person
To make reservations for
your book club, contact Pam Arthurton at Carib-World Travel,
arthurtonp@carib-world.com
or call 268-480-2987
Look out for a special
promotion for book clubs
Partial Author Line-up
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Novelist,
publisher, filmmaker, teacher and journalist, organizer
of the Sea Island Writers Retreat, and author of the new
novel "Taking After Mudear" |
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Named
by New Yorker Magazine as one of the top 20
writers for the 21st century and author of "The Brief
Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," selected by Time as
the best novel of 2007 |
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Eric Jerome Dickey |
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Author
of 17 novels, many of which have appeared on the New
York Times and other best-selling lists. In 2006 he was
selected Male Author of the Year at The 2nd Annual
African-American Literary Award Show |
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Jamaican
poet and recipient of the Musgrave Gold Medal as well as
professor at the University of Michigan |
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Best-selling
author and syndicated columnist who also serves as a
featured consultant for the Anointed Author Workshop
Series, a workshop for aspiring Christian authors
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Antiguan
author whose 2006 debut novel, "Unburnable," was
short-listed for the 2007 Hurston-Wright Legacy Awards
in the Debut Fiction Category |
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Screenwriter
and writer/producer of UPN’s hit show The Parkers and
the NAACP Image Awards Show |
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Novelist,
poet and non-fiction author who conducts workshops on
self-publishing. Author of the best seller "Sweeter Than
Honey" |
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Victoria Christopher Murray |
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Christian-centered
novelist and author of an inspirational teen fiction
series |
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Trinidadian-born
novelist and winner of the 2001 American Book Award as
well as chair of the English department at Medgar Evers
College |
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Television
and film actor who played "Gordon" for 30 years on PBS"
acclaimed Sesame Street as well as a poet and
author of a memoir about the show and a children’s book
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Trinidadian-born
biographer and literary critic whose first book, "The
Life of Langston Hughes," was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
His recent book, a biography of Ralph Ellison, has met
with considerable critical praise |
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Distinguished,
versatile actress (The Cosby Show, The Young and the
Restless) as well as author and filmmaker who is an
international advocate for foster children |
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Puerto
Rican-born author of memoirs, novels, essays and opinion
pieces as well as a producer and writer of documentary
and educational films |
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Celebrity
chef, restaurant owner and cookbook author who has
appeared on various Food Network shows. Winner of
Oprah’s "Favorite Mac-n-Cheese" competition |
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