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Two Decades of
Caribbean Writing

Explore over 403 stories we've published since 2003 — poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and reportage.

403 stories

Toni Morrison, 1931-2019.
News

Truth She Wrote — A Found Poem and Collected Thoughts on Toni Morrison

Barbadian writers share their thoughts and feelings on Toni Morrison. ArtsEtc lands the found poem "Truth She Wrote" in the process. Read…

Linda Deane·August 17, 2019
Amanda Haynes at work, July 2019.
Studios

Amanda Haynes: Finding Balance

11 Views on How to Balance Writing with a Full-time Job 1. You don’t. You can’t. Whoever told you you can is lying. 2. If you try anyway,…

Robert Edison Sandiford·July 29, 2019
Carol Roberts-Reifer (l) and the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Barbados, Gustavo Pandiani (c) in conversation with the artist Nick Whittle about his 2019 exhibition Other Lives.
Blog

Satisfaction of an Unbroken Clay Pot

Nick Whittle (r) in conversation with National Cultural Foundation CEO Carol Roberts-Reifer and Gustavo Pandiani, the Ambassador of the…

Linda M. Deane·July 29, 2019
ArtsEtc
Poetry

Behind The Wall 

Reluctantly clicked that confirm button, You penetrated my inbox with instant desire. Ignoring you was no small task, You assaulted my wall…

Alice L. Medard·July 29, 2019
Past Issues

No. 22: Overblown Trumpets

Published: March/April 2007 Theme: Heroes & Villains: Slave Trade Abolition Bicentenary Issue Cover: Heroes and Villains (depicting…

July 29, 2019
Writers Ink Barbados, From the Cover of Bazaar, Vol 1, 2007.
Features

Mapping Barbados’ LitScape

MAPPING BARBADOS’ LITSCAPE is an ArtsEtc project to track and document Barbados’ very rich and diverse literary tradition. At our house,…

Robert Edison Sandiford·June 27, 2019
Linda M. Dean receiving journalism diploma at the Hilton in Barbados, 1982.
Blog

Last, late copy for Harold Hoyte

Linda M. Deane receiving her journalism diploma from The Honourable Billie Miller at the graduation ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel, June…

Linda M. Deane·May 27, 2019
Poetry

Another Thou Shalt Not 

Thou shalt not covet they neighbour’s ox— You! Even though the ox look good, I mean, real good— It healthy, it healthy, it healthy! When…

Margaret D. Gill·May 27, 2019
Golah Smithen-Victor, 2018.
Studios

Golah Smithen-Victor: Facets

MY WORK speaks of the multi-faceted aspects of living in the real world. Each piece provides a representation of where a person has come…

Robert Edison Sandiford·March 24, 2019
ArtsEtc
Fiction

Imogene

I. The Fisherman MOISE SAT ON THE ROCK, his fishing line trailing beneath the surface of the water. The sea was calm this morning but he…

Hazel Simmons-Mcdonald·March 24, 2019
Hazel Simmons-McDonald, March 2019.
News

Hazel Simmons-McDonald 2018 Frank Collymore Literary Award Winner

THE TOP SPOT at the Frank Collymore Literary Awards went to Hazel Simmons McDonald on January 5, 2019. Simmons-McDonald, a retired…

Robert Edison Sandiford·March 24, 2019
Poetry

SEND: Prayer

Dear God: This is me. I know you remember. I am the one with the bipolar grey. I will get straight to the point (we is say straight to the…

Margaret D. Gill·March 24, 2019
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