Education

St. Croix Students Participate In 3rd Annual Litfest And Book Fair

ST. CROIX -- Junior high and high school students on St. Croix gathered at the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Albert A. Sheen Campus Great Hall to share their literary works as budding writers and to hear from the pros in the opening session of the Third Annual Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair on Wednesday, April 19, D.O.E. announced Tuesday. An official opening, including a presentation by featured speaker, author Bernice McFadden, was part of the first day of the three-day Literary Festival. McFadden, a writer of nine critically acclaimed novels, presented on the topic “Young Adult Literature:  Using Experiences to Colour Your Story.”  Ms. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, NY and was a recent finalist for the NAACP Image Award. Students' participation in the opening of LitFest included a presentation titled, “How Anansi Brought the Stories Down” by the St. Croix Educational Complex Drama Club and Class under the direction of Rainella Labadie and presentations of...