The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Pageant crew not too long ago shared the next announcement on “Island Scribe” writing retreats in Tobago for ladies writers of colour.
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Pageant was one of many first to interrupt the information about Island Scribe, writing retreats within the Caribbean for Black girls and different girls of color writers worldwide. Launching in Castara, Tobago in Could 2023, the inaugural retreat is sort of bought out! Now could be your likelihood to guide your seaside writing studio utilizing the promo code BCLFISLAND by December 17 for a 5% low cost.
Don’t flip the web page on this chance! Two spots stay for the Could 6 to Could 11 retreat dates. New dates have been added by demand for a Could 27 to June 1 retreat.
Impressed by a protracted custom of Caribbean writers who return to the area to dream, suppose, and create, Island Scribe is curated and hosted by Simone Dalton, a Trinidad-born, North America-based writer, educating artist and writing coach. Simone is an everyday inside our BCLF neighborhood and served as a pageant occasion host in 2020 and 2021.
“For a very long time I’ve dreamt of curating an area and neighborhood that honours the lived experiences of WOC writers, an area the place they are often absolutely expressed on and off of the web page,” says Simone.
The writers’ expertise is constructed on the Island Scribe ethos: mirror, rejuvenate, and write. Writers may also have the choice to amp up their expertise with an prolonged keep and combo package deal referred to as revel, hosted in Trinidad. Revel offers a possibility for writers to have a good time all of the work they did through the retreat, whereas steeped within the tradition of the vacation spot. This may embrace its literature, meals, tradition, and historical past. An extra value applies for the extension.
Ship your inquiries to islandscriberetreats@gmail.com.
For extra info, go to https://islandscriberetreats.com/