OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature
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OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is a literary award
for books by Caribbean
writers. The prize award is US$10,000 and is sponsored by One Caribbean Media
. Prizes are awarded for books in the categories of poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. The inaugural prize was in April 2011.
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
for books by Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
writers. The prize award is US$10,000 and is sponsored by One Caribbean Media
ONE Caribbean Media
One Caribbean Media Ltd. is a vertically integrated holding company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The new company was founded in December, 2005 following the merger of the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Nation Corporation of Barbados...
. Prizes are awarded for books in the categories of poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction. The inaugural prize was in April 2011.