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November 15, 2017 · 4:49 pm

CODE sponsored Read with Me author tour Trinidad November 8-11, 2017

Burt Award winning authors toured Trinidad this November, thrilling children and adults with their books. The event was sponsored by CODE and BOCAS Lit Fest.

: Winning Burt Award Authors

: #ReadWithMe

: Reading at West Mall

: Signing books for fans

: Winning Burt Award Authors with Anna Lucie Smith of BOCAS

: With Poetry Slam Winners

: Danielle with Imam Baksh

: Children love meeting authors

#ReadWithMe Campaign Launch

Some of the past winning authors of the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature descended on Trinidad this week to entice youth with their books. This week of activities brought to us by Bocas Lit Fest and CODE was aimed at putting young people into direct contact with authors and getting them excited about reading. Visit the Bocas Lit Festival website or more information.

Left to right Danielle Y. C. McClean (The Protectors’ Pldege), Imam Baksh (Children of the Spider), Florenz Webbe Maxwell (Girlcott), Tamika Gibson (Dreams Beyond the Shore)