The 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest is a four-day festival of words—written and spoken, that caters for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, who like to read, write or tell stories. The Festival weekend is April 25 to 28, but the Children’s Festival starts much earlier.

In Tobago and San Juan on April 6, storytelling events continue every weekend until the end of the Festival on April 28. Venues for the Lit Fest are the National Library and the Old Fire Station.

Events for the Festival include book sales, workshops, films, readings, performance poetry and open mic. Over 50 writers and literary performers, local, regional and international will be involved in the Festival. The 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest is a four-day festival of words—written and spoken, that caters for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, who like to read, write or tell stories. The Festival weekend is April 25 to 28, but the Children’s Festival starts much earlier. In Tobago and San Juan on April 6, storytelling events continue every weekend until the end of the Festival on April 28. Venues for the Lit Fest are the National Library and the Old Fire Station. Events for the Festival include book sales, workshops, films, readings, performance poetry and open mic. Over 50 writers and literary performers, local, regional and international will be involved in the Festival. Here is the list of activities that are scheduled to take place on April 26: The 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest is a four-day festival of words—written and spoken, that caters for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, who like to read, write or tell stories. The Festival weekend is April 25 to 28, but the Children’s Festival starts much earlier. In Tobago and San Juan on April 6, storytelling events continue every weekend until the end of the Festival on April 28. Venues for the Lit Fest are the National Library and the Old Fire Station. Events for the Festival include book sales, workshops, films, readings, performance poetry and open mic. Over 50 writers and literary performers, local, regional and international will be involved in the Festival. Here is the list of activities that are scheduled to take place on April 26:

Friday 26 April

Poetry: Roger Robinson 10 - 11 a.m.: Old Fire Station

Discussion: Writing Back: the new post-imperial history, with Pankaj Mishra and Richard Drayton 10 - 11.30 a.m.: AV Room.

Short talk: Alison Donnell and Michael Bucknor talk about the Routledge Companion to Anglophone Caribbean Literature 11 a.m. - noon: Old Fire Station

Workshop: History as fiction. How do you turn real stories of the past into fictions in the present? 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.: 1st Floor Seminar Room

Performance of Poetry/Open Mic: Noon - 1 p.m.: Abercromby Street Arcade

Film: The Humming-Bird Tree, introduced by Ian McDonald Noon - 2 p.m.: AV Room

New Talent Showcase: Sonia Farmer 12.30—1 p.m.: Old Fire Station

Workshop: Where does “inspiration” come from? As a beginning poet, where do you look for ideas, images, themes? Does “inspiration” exist, and how can you provoke it? 1.30—4 p.m.: 1st Floor Seminar Room

One-on-One: Olive Senior talks about her life and work 2—3 p.m.: Old Fire Station

Music: Lovey and Co; John Cowley on the legacy of Lovey’s Original Trinidad String Band, the first Trinidadian musicians ever to be recorded, in 1912 2-3 p.m.: AV Room

One-on-One: Irvine Welsh talks about his work, and the experience of seeing his novel Trainspotting transformed into a film 4-5 p.m.: AV Room

Performers: Midnight Robbers 4—5 p.m.: Abercromby Street Arcade

Short Talk: Fr Anthony de Verteuil talks about wilting Trinidad and Tobago’s social history 3—4 p.m.: Old Fire Station

Film: Trainspotting 5—6.30 p.m.: AV Room

One-on-One: Teju Cole talks about the lines between fiction and non-fiction, the influence of Naipaul, and literature past national boundaries 5—6 p.m.: Old Fire Station

Performance Poetry: On the Spot- Inkquest brings its special brand of improv poetry to the NGC Bocas Lit Fest. Writers compete to extemporise on themes connected to the 2013 festival, and a panel of celebrity judges choose the winners 7.30—9 p.m.: Little Carib Theatre.