| THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. |
Photo of a few of the authors and industry professionals who participated in the 2008 Festival
 
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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. 
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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 | Novelist, publisher, filmmaker, teacher and journalist, organizer of the Sea Island Writers Retreat, and author of the new novel "Taking After Mudear" | | | | 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 | | Eric Jerome Dickey | | 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 |
| Jamaican poet and recipient of the Musgrave Gold Medal as well as professor at the University of Michigan | | | | 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 | | | | Antiguan author whose 2006 debut novel, "Unburnable," was short-listed for the 2007 Hurston-Wright Legacy Awards in the Debut Fiction Category | | | | Screenwriter and writer/producer of UPN’s hit show The Parkers and the NAACP Image Awards Show | | | | Novelist, poet and non-fiction author who conducts workshops on self-publishing. Author of the best seller "Sweeter Than Honey" | | | | Victoria Christopher Murray | | Christian-centered novelist and author of an inspirational teen fiction series | | | | Trinidadian-born novelist and winner of the 2001 American Book Award as well as chair of the English department at Medgar Evers College | | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | | Puerto Rican-born author of memoirs, novels, essays and opinion pieces as well as a producer and writer of documentary and educational films | | | | Celebrity chef, restaurant owner and cookbook author who has appeared on various Food Network shows. Winner of Oprah’s "Favorite Mac-n-Cheese" competition | | | |
