10
am – 12 pm
The CWP presents:
Readings by the regional winners
of the Commonwealth Writer’s
Prize (Best First Book
Category). |
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D.Y.
Bechard (Canada)
Maxine Case (South Africa)
Andrew O’Connor (Australia)
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12:30
pm – 1:30 pm
The Chatterbox presents
Jabari Asim & Mike Farrell |
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Asim,
the Deputy Editor of the Washington
Post Book World discusses the
history of the N word and Farrell,
star of the classic TV sitcom
M*A*S*H discusses his memoir
with Calabash’s founder
and artistic director Colin
Channer. |
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1:30
pm – 3:00 pm
Break / Open mike |
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Eat,
drink or stay for the best talent
show this side of American Idol.
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3:00
pm – 5:00 pm
America the Beautiful |
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One
nation. Three poets. One gender.
Three completely different styles,
but still it’s all one
love.
Elizabeth Alexander (USA)
Linda Susan Jackson (USA)
Patricia Smith (USA)
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5:30
pm – 7:30 pm
Supersize Me! |
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If you
like your literary fiction in
nibbles then skip this great
event. Great writing served
up family style. Get messy.
Dig in.
Maryse Condé (Guadeloupe)
Michael Ondaatje (Canada)
Caryl Phillips (UK)
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7:30
pm – 9:00 pm
Break/Open mic |
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Eat,
drink or stay for the best talent
show this side of American Idol.
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9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
The CWP presents:
Readings by the regional
winners of the Commonwealth
Writer’s Prize
(Best Book Category). |
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Naeem
Murr (UK)
David Adams Richards (Canada)
Shaun Johnson (South Africa)
Lloyd Jones (New Zealand)
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Midnight
– 4:00 am
Calabashment |
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The
most exciting free reggae concert
returns with a big surprise!
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