Literary Fifteen 2022 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature
An award for books which demonstrate literary qualities and use literary techniques written by Caribbean writers. Books are judged in three categories: poetry; fiction - novels as well as collections of short stories; and literary non-fiction. Each of the three categories will have a shortlist and winners, and one overall winner for all categories.

Longlist of 9 books announced on February 27th.
All books added
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Cherie Jones

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Things I Have Withheld by Kei Miller

Things I Have Withheld

Kei Miller

206 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism race science challenging informative medium-paced
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer

Cuba: An American History

Ada Ferrer

571 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Zion Roses by Monica Minott

Zion Roses

Monica Minott

72 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
What Noise Against the Cane, Volume 115 by Desiree C. Bailey

What Noise Against the Cane, Volume 115

Yale Series of Younger Poets #115

Desiree C. Bailey

96 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Thinking with Trees by Jason Allen-Paisant

Thinking with Trees

Jason Allen-Paisant

120 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Pleasantview by Celeste Mohammed

Pleasantview

Celeste Mohammed

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional medium-paced
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

What Storm, What Thunder

Myriam J.A. Chancy

313 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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