Masterclass: 3pm – 4.30pm
Reading: 6pm – 7pm
Introducer: Alison Donnell

Writers and experts explore our current age of living, and what may be around the corner.

Trinidadian writer Sharon Millar, winner of The Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and Hannah Lowe, shortlisted for the Forward Best First Collection, present short stories and poems on travellers, shapeshifters, and portrayals of Caribbeans and their descendants in England.

Society for Postgraduates in English Language and Literature (SPELL) event.

An enthralling evening of poetry, stories and performance by two acclaimed Caribbean writers. Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze and Sharon Millar present poems and short stories and poems set in Jamaica and Trinidad.

“I knew the time of day when though it is hot and blue and there are no clouds, the sky can have a very black look.” (Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea)

Reading featuring Jonathan Lee (High Dive), Karan Mahajan (The Association of Small Bombs) and Sharon Millar (The Whale House). Moderated by Anna North, (The Life and Death of Sophie Stark).

"The five writers will read from and discuss their work on the evening of Wednesday 14 September at the Old Stone House, a cultural venue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Titled “Write This in Fire: Five Burning Voices from the Caribbean”, the event will showcase the power and diversity of two generations of Caribbean women writers — and also pay tribute to the late Jamaican author Michelle Cliff, who died in June 2016." —Bocas Lit Festival

In Shakespeare’s quatercentenary year, T&T’s writers and musicians bring us news from one of the English language’s greatest writers. 

Landscape and place are powerful tools in the writer’s toolbox. Understanding the mechanisms of managing place can be crucial in the unfurling of powerful characters, plot advancement, and theme development. This workshop will also explore the roles of atmosphere and nature and their impact on the narrative.

It’s a canonical work of “writing back” to literary tradition, and a popular classic tackling hard questions about history and race.

Excited to be part of this production. Come out to see us fly on Saturday night at Alice Yard.

All Miami and South Florida peeps, I will be having a small launch of my short story collection The Whale House and other stories at Books & Books in Coral Gables. I'll be there with Geoffrey Philp and Keith Peter Jardim. Should be a fun evening. Would love to see all you South Florida Trinis.

Hay Festival was founded around a kitchen table in 1987 and continues to attract the most exciting writers, filmmakers, comedians, politicians and musicians to inspire, delight and entertain.

For 10 days in May, Hay is full of stories, ideas, laughter and music.