Issue
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a rich literary tradition, but writers and literary advocates often require additional resources and funding opportunities to expand awareness and sustain the craft.
How we are helping
This project aims to provide writers with publication opportunities, workshops and support to participate in literary festivals.
About the project
While Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a rich literary tradition, local writers face limited access to funding, mentorship and publishing opportunities. These challenges limit writers’ ability to use storytelling as a tool for documenting history, addressing social issues, and giving voice to underrepresented communities.
This project will invite entries into a short story competition on the theme of the impact of the April 2021 La Soufriere eruption. Winning and shortlisted entries will be published in a special anthology and distributed nationally. The project will also deliver workshops on the impact of the eruption and offer sponsorship opportunities for Vincentian writers to attend international writing festivals.
As a result of this project, it is hoped that Vincentian writers will be empowered to develop and promote their work, accessing global opportunities for networking and publication, and fostering literary engagement among local communities.
Project Partners
Vincy Writers is focused on highlighting Vincentian work in the local, regional and international literary space. It is dedicated to the amplification of Vincentian writing on identity, gender and landscape; using orality to examine the experiences of the marginalised and vulnerable, and centring storytelling as an instrument for advocacy.
Established in 1999 by Saint Vincent artist Camille Saunders-Musser, the Youlou Arts Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation created to develop, promote and preserve the arts and culture of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. For the past 11 years, Saint Vincent teachers and children have benefited from Youlou Arts-sponsored visual arts and art-training programs.
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