Ian McDonald has established himself as one of the leading literary figures in the Caribbean. Now 80, he is still as passionate about writing as he has ever been and hopes to continue writing until the day he dies.
Primarily a poet and a newspaper columnist these days, McDonald is still driven by a desire to produce work of exceptional quality and takes all his writing seriously. Perhaps, it is this drive that has contributed to him still being a prize winning writer. Just in September, McDonald captured his third Guyana Prize for Literature when he shared the 2012 award for the Best Book of Poetry with Cassia Alphonso. The 25-year-old Alphonso won the prize for her manuscript of poems Black Cake Mix while McDonald captured the prize
