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Writers Workshops
Book Fair
Panel Discussions
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Open Mic
Meet the Authors
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Thanks to our supporters
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You're Invited ...
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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
10:00 am – 4:30 pm
WORDS
NEED
LOVE
TOO
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Festival Tent
READINGS
OPEN MIC
BIMROCK VARIATIONS
Waterfront Café
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BIM LITFEST CHILDREN'S FAIR
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
Independence Square
Bridgetown, Barbados
"WORDS NEED LOVE, TOO"
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Guest Writers & Workshops | Book Fair & Parents’ Tent | Face-painting & Giant Chess
LitCon & Storybook Costume Parade | Anansi’s Poet-Tree | Storytelling, Music & Drama |
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Writers Workshops
Master Classes
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Joanne Hillhouse
Choose Workshops in the MENU tab for details.
Olive Senior
Bernice McFadden
Tanya Shirley
Mervyn Morris
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A rare opportunity to develop or improve your skills.
Fiction
Poetry
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READINGS
BOOK LAUNCHES
MEET THE AUTHORS
BOOK FAIR
Festival Tent
The National Library
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BIM LITERARY FESTIVAL AND BOOK FAIR 2016
12-14 May
Independence Square
Bridgetown, Barbados

Authors

Coordinator, Bim LitFest Children's Fair
Writer and Professor
Author and Teacher
Poet, Writer, Editor, Activist
Storyteller & Lit-Con host for Bim LitFest Children’s Fair
Writer and Lecturer
Poet, Playwright, Storyteller, Actress
Literature Lover and Poet
Freestyler and Rapper
Publisher, Writer, Teacher
Author
Spoken Word Performer, Actor, Visual Artist
Author - Children's Festival
Musician and Writer
Film Director and Teacher
Theatre Artist, Poet and Playwright
Author, Engineer, Professional Coach
Esther Phillips
Director and Founder
Writer and Visual Artist
Writer and Lawyer
Professor and Writer
Poet and Writer
Poet, Writer, Literary Critic
Singer/Song Writer and Author
MERVYN MORRIS
Jamaica’s Poet Laureate
Writer and Professor
Esteemed Journalist
Teacher and Writer
Professor and Writer

Literary Festival Schedule

Thursday, May 12

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Marks the Start of BimLitFest and Bookfair
Venue: 
National Library
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sponsors

Maria Holder Memorial Trust

Maria Holder Memorial Trust

WaterFront Cafe

Waterfront Cafe

The NodeHub

Island Inn Hotel

CODE

Days Bookstore

National Library Service

FLOW

Maria Holder Memorial Trust

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