The Caribbean Writer, an international, refereed, literary journal with a Caribbean focus, is announcing a submission call for its 31st Edition, a press release the University of the Virgin Islands issued on Friday says.
Issues unique to the Caribbean should be central to the work, or the work should reflect a Caribbean heritage, experience, or perspective, according to the release.
The theme of Volume 31 is: “New Vistas: An Evolving Caribbean.” We welcome short stories, essays, poems, interviews, personal narratives and one-act plays highlighting this theme.
Only previously unpublished work will be considered and brief biographical facts must be submitted. All contact information and title of the manuscript should be on a separate page. Only the title should appear on the manuscript.
The Caribbean Writer is also soliciting colorful, eye-catching, Caribbean artwork for the cover of that issue as well.
All submissions are eligible for these prizes:
- The Virgin Islands Daily News Prize for a fiction or nonfiction essay to an author residing in the U.S. or British Virgin Islands ($500)
- The Canute A. Brodhurst Prize for best short fiction ($400)
- The David Hough Literary Prize to a Caribbean author ($500)
- The Marvin E. Williams Literary Prize to an emerging Caribbean author ($500)
- The Cecile de Jongh Literary Prize to a Caribbean author whose work best expresses the spirit of the Caribbean ($500) and
- The Charlotte and Isidor Paiewonsky Prize for first-time publication in
- The Caribbean Writer ($250)
