New literary award to focus on Caribbean books for young adults

A new award that recognises excellence in Caribbean Literature among young adults has been launched and will see the winner taking away Cdn$10,000 and a guaranteed purchase of 3,000 copies of his/her book.

The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature was last Saturday launched in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago at the NGC Bocas Literature Fest.

Established by the Canadian Organization for Development through