2025 SCHEDULE

Updated Schedule

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9:00-9:15 AM - Kickoff and Welcome

• Oliver Mair, Consul General

• Event MCs: Malachi Smith and Dr. Sue (Susan Lycette Davis)

 

9:20-10:05 AM - Words Fresh Like Early Mawnin

• Authors & Poets: Dale Mahfood, Sharon Corinthian, and Kellie Magnus

 

10:10-10:55 AM - Crick Crack: A Storytime for Young and Old Alike

• Authors: Nadine Brady-Taylor (Aunty Nadine), Colleen M. Wint Bond, and Andrene Bonner

 

11:00-11:45 AM - Livity & Remembrance: Spirit, Poetry, and Roots

• Authors and Poets: Rosemarie Stone, Peter Gracey, and Frances Marie Coke

 

11:45-1:15 PM - Lunch

 

1:20-2:35 PM - Tek Di Stage: Poetry Session

• Poets: Dr. Sue (Susan Lycett Davis), Marguerite C. Anderson, Dr. Natalie Corthésy, Judith Falloon-Reid, and Malachi Smith

 

2:40-3:10 PM - Kwame McPherson: Commonwealth Short Story Prize Winner, 2023

 

3:15-4:00 PM - Readings and Reasonings: Liberty and Our Journey Forward

• Moderator: Dr. Aza Weir-Soley

• Panel: Curtis Myrie, Dr. Marva McClean, and Dr. Aza Weir-Soley

 

4:05-4:35 PM - The Caribbean Publishing Renaissance

• Moderator: Dale Mahfood

• Panel: Ian Randle and Cameka “Ruth” Taylor

 

4:40-5:10 PM - Kei Miller: Celebrating the Stories and Poetics of Jamaica

 

5:15-6:00 PM - Preserving Jamaica's Cultural Treasures: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey

• Moderator: Fabian Lyon

• Panel: Dr. Julius Garvey, Lynda R. Edwards, and Geoffrey Philp

 

6:05-6:20 PM - Honoring Excellence

• Oliver Mair, Consul General

 

6:25-7:45 PM - Carib Style Theatre

• Mirrors In Paradise (Episode 1) - Michael Brown & Judith Falloon-Reid of BarriVision Films

• Five-Minute Films - Jamaica Cultural Development Centre (JCDC)

 

7:45-8:00 PM - Wrappin Up with Flava!

• Oliver Mair, Consul General

 

Note: Sessions and timing may be adjusted as needed

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