The Writers’ Room

“Grandfather” is one of the stories from Adults, a short story collection by Rae Wiltshire.

By Stephanie Bowry The day was perfect, radiant sun and blue sky.

Born in Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice in September of 1946, Stephanie Bowry nee Thomas, who celebrated her 73rd birthday on Friday, is a storyteller and a counsellor, as well as a lay preacher.

By Patrick George Hooting horns and other early-morning sounds joined forces and attacked his slumbering senses, causing him to slowly turn over, half awake.

Curated by Andre Haynes and Dreylan Johnson “I guess I can be described as a rolling stone, except that, unlike the proverbial stone, I have gathered moss,” says Patrick George, the writer of “The Awakening.”

By Rosaliene Bacchus Georgetown, British Guiana, June 16, 1950 Richard Cheong cradled his first-born in his arms.

  “Under the Tamarind Tree” is the debut novel of Rosaliene Bacchus, a US-based Guyanese, who des-cribes the work as the “mixed fruit” of her struggle with abandonment as well as her concerns about the country’s divisive, racial politics. 

Curated by Andre Haynes and Dreylan Johnson Cosmata Lindie, the writer of “The Birds,” is a 45-year-old clerical assistant who lives in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

By Imam Baksh As this excerpt begins, Danesh has just had a horrible and humiliating day at his high school and he has taken his little fishing boat out into the mouth of the Essequibo River to be alone.

Curated by Andre Haynes and Dreylan Johnson The beginnings of Danesh, the 15-year-old protagonist of writer Imam Baksh’s fantasy novel “The Dark of the Sea,” are very much grounded in a reality that is familiar to many of Guyana’s youth.

By Scott Ting-A-Kee The following chapters are excerpted from Scott Ting-A-Kee’s debut novella, “Red Hibiscus,” which he will be promoting later this month at CARIFESTA.  

Curated by Andre Haynes and Dreylan Johnson Red Hibiscus, Scott Ting-A-Kee’s debut novella, is a fantasy historical tale set in ancient China.

By Gabrielle Mohamed The following work contains content about sexual abuse that may trigger an anxiety response for some and may also be inappropriate for younger readers.

  The play “Graveyaard Talez” is meant to capture, in its rawest form, the violence that members of the queer community are often subject to, says author Gabrielle Mohamed.

By Daryll Goodchild Arthritis licked Mr. Greaves from head to toe.

“I believe natural, everyday stories are not necessarily mundane, but still go untold,” says Daryll Goodchild, 21, the writer of ‘Old Mr.

By Kevin Garbaran “Jumbie is not real” is what nine year old Devika had come to believe after her teacher interjected the idea into a conversation she was having with two of her friends during lunch break.

We are accepting submissions of pieces of short fiction, creative non-fiction, and excerpts from full-length work, inclusive of plays.

The Writers’ Room is a new column featuring the work of Guyanese writers, both established and emerging.