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Founded in 2007 out of a desire to draw persons together and engage them in a series of creative conversations through workshops, productions and exhibits.

Kingston, Jamaica
Joined March 2014
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Hats off to 2015 #DRP mentor, poet and literary critic #EdwardBaugh for being featured in Sunday Observer 's April 21, 2019 edition of Conversations #CaribbeanStrong !! As I am given to saying to would-be poets: "You should be your own best critic" - Edward Baugh
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April 28.. its a date! Meet the new voices in Jamaican poetry and take an exclusive tour hosted by our partners, the National Library of Jamaica. Follow them at @natlibja for updates on Jamaican Literature #kingstoncreative #artwalk #poetry #artforsocialtransformation – at Jamaica
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Marlon James makes the Times 100 Most Influential list - “Marlon is a writer who must be read” says ⁦@SalmanRushdie⁩ #Times100 time.com/collection/100-most…
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We hope you saved the date! The Meetup will be held on April 26, 2019, at @fnb_downtown at 5:00 pm, under the theme, Jamaican Literature. #KingstonCreative #KingstonCreativeCity #Meetup #Jamaicanliterature
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Love Affair with Literature 8
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UWI Dept of Literatures in English Poetry Clash
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Opportunity for Caribbean women playwrights. Thanks for sharing @Petchary
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Applications are open for the American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship – $5000 and a month or more in Paris – open to writers worldwide aerogrammestudio.com/2018/12…
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Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2019 Prizes for Poetry deadline for submissions extended to January 4, 2019.
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Poets: with the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize now closed for entries, here's your opportunity. ADDA IS CALLING FOR POETRY SUBMISSIONS. Find out more: commonwealthwriters.org/call… #addastories #cwwriters
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YAY! The 2018 Fiction Prize judged by ❤️ Ottessa Moshfegh ❤️ is now live. Deadline: Dec. 15. Prize: $500 + pub. For fees and guidelines, plz check out: cosmonautsavenue.submittable…
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It was a really good weekend!
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Waiting for the start of #TheDrawingRoomProject poetry reading, with Lorna Goodison and retreat participants. #Trelawny #Jamaica
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That's a wrap! DRP Writers Retreat 2018. Participants and our mentor Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate at the end of our afternoon reading. Thanks for your support @natlibja @peepaltreepress
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DRP Writers Retreat 2018 participants visit Good Hope Great House. Thanks @natlibja for allowing us to have our Poet Laureate, Lorna Goodison, as our mentor this year.
Dr. Ivor Connolly giving a talk about slavery in Trelawny focussing on when John Tharp owned Good Hope Estate. DRP Writers Retreat 2018
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Check us out in today's Gleaner! We partnered with the Jamaica Poetry Festival to honour world class poet, Jean "Binta" Breeze. jamaica-gleaner.com/article/… – at Jamaica
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