Old Testaments
“‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.” — 2 Samuel 13: 28
Visions of Kalinago and Garifuna in Peggy Carr’s “Shape of a Warrior”
…the lives, practices, language, and beliefs of the Kalinago as well as the Garifuna cannot be relegated to relics of history.
Salt
The water rolled up another time in quiet apology…
Babel and Babylon
Confronting Systems of Silence and Violence represented in novels by Cherie Jones and Kei Miller.
Get to Know Our New Artist-in-Residence
Her creative work includes her recently published poetry collection The Mother Island which won 2nd place in the 2021 FCLE competition.
Frig It!
Screenplay for a not-yet-produced short film.
Caribbean Celluloid: Telling Our Stories on Film
One Love. That’s right, this session is about film – not just that film though, but Caribbean film more broadly and specifically ones I’ve seen this half year. Twice in the case of Bob Marley: One Love.
Don’t sleep on Caribbean Fantasy and Science Fiction
Caribbean Futurism (A Reflection on 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚, 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝘵𝘰𝑟𝑒, 𝑅𝑒𝘵𝑢𝑟𝑛)
Object Permanence
For me, the key is not to force it (what a character’s thing is) but to discover it over the course of revisions.
What Can Story Do?
I’m not a scientist nor a politician, but, climate change is real and writing is how I process life.
The Imprecise Science of Character Naming
…when a character insists on her name, other things settle.
Get to Know Our Artist-in-Residence
Joanne, or Jhohadli, is one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most prominent contemporary writers.
Coming Soon: Artist-In-Residence
Intersect Antigua-Barbuda is pleased to announce its forthcoming inaugural series, The Artist-In-Residence programme.