Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

OCM Bocas Prize For Caribbean Literature
An award for books which demonstrate literary qualities and use literary techniques written by Caribbean writers. Books are judged in three categories: poetry; fiction - novels as well as collections of short stories; and literary non-fiction. Each of the three categories will have a shortlist and winners, and one overall winner for all categories.

Longlist of 9 books announced on March 8th. 3 poetry, 3 fiction, and 3 nonfiction.

Shortlist:
Sonnets for Albert by Anthony Joseph (poetry)
When we were birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (fiction)
Love the dark days by Ira Mathur (non-fiction)

Winner:
When we were birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
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The Island of Forgetting by Jasmine Sealy

The Island of Forgetting

Jasmine Sealy

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

When We Were Birds

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

8 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced
Buyers Beware: Insurgency and Consumption in Caribbean Popular Culture by Patricia Joan Saunders

Buyers Beware: Insurgency and Consumption in Caribbean Popular Culture

Critical Caribbean Studies

Patricia Joan Saunders

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction art music informative reflective medium-paced
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

Moon Witch, Spider King

The Dark Star Trilogy #2

Marlon James

30 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Diary of a Recovering Politician by Godfrey Smith
Diary of a Recovering Politician
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Godfrey Smith

Diary of a Recovering Politician

Godfrey Smith

missing page info • missing pub info (editions) user-added

nonfiction
Love The Dark Days by Ira Mathur

Love The Dark Days

Ira Mathur

222 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
De Book of Joseph by Pamela Mordecai

De Book of Joseph

Pamela Mordecai

144 pages • missing pub info (editions)

Sonnets for Albert: Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Poetry 2022 by Anthony Joseph

Sonnets for Albert: Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Poetry 2022

Anthony Joseph

112 pages • missing pub info (editions)

poetry
The Day-Breakers by Michael Fraser

The Day-Breakers

Michael Fraser

72 pages • missing pub info (editions)

challenging emotional informative medium-paced
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