Guyana Prize shelves regional lit award over lack of funding

Al Creighton

The shortlist for the 2012 Guyana Prize for Literature, due to be announced within the next two weeks, will not include entrants for the regional award, which has been suspended because of a lack of funding.

Professor Jane Bryce, Brendan de Caires, Dr Louis Regis, Professor Daizal Samad and Lori Shelbourn have been appointed the judges for the 2012 awards and they are to meet in Georgetown soon to discuss entries and identify awardees.

The Guyana Prize for Literature Management Com-mittee yesterday announced in a statement that the shortlist is expected between August 15 and August 19, while President Donald Ramotar will confer the awards at a