Belize Literary Prize Winners 2015
Belize Literary Prize Winners 2015 is a collection of the winning entries from the 2015 Belize Literary Prize, featuring a range of genres including fiction, poetry, and essays. The book highlights the work of emerging and established Belizean writers, reflecting the diverse voices and themes that shape the country’s literary landscape.
Belize Literary Prize Winners 2015 is a collection of the winning entries from the 2015 Belize Literary Prize, featuring a range of genres including fiction, poetry, and essays. The book highlights the work of emerging and established Belizean writers, reflecting the diverse voices and themes that shape the country’s literary landscape.
Belize Literary Prize Winners 2015 is a collection of the winning entries from the 2015 Belize Literary Prize, featuring a range of genres including fiction, poetry, and essays. The book highlights the work of emerging and established Belizean writers, reflecting the diverse voices and themes that shape the country’s literary landscape.
Belize Literary Prize Winners 2015
Short Story & Drama
Authors: Ix-chel Poot, Misael Canto, Kalilah Enriquez Reynolds,
Janet Phoenix
Paperback: 55 pages
First Edition: April 2016
ISBN: 978-976-8161-48-2
The winning stories for the 2015 Belize Literary Prize were:
Mama, by Ix-chel Poot
The Eyes of Seven, by Misael Canto
Homecoming, by Kalilah Enriquez Reynolds
The Ultimate Betrayal, by Janet Phoenix
The theme for the 2015 Belize Literary Prize was ‘Open’ so authors had free reign to write in the genre of their choice.
The three judges were literary notables: Zoila Ellis, William Neal and Larry Vernon. The short story grading criteria they applied was based on four elements of literature: Form, Fiction, Language and Organization.