The first Belize Book Industry Association (BBIA) Literary Prize was awarded for short stories. The winning stories were: Barrel Reach by Kalilah Enriquez and Teophilo's Living Room by Jorge David Awe.
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…
The 2016-17 Belize Book Industry Association (BBIA) Literary Prize was awarded for flash fiction and poetry. The winning entries for flash fiction were “We da Belizean” by Dino Gutierrez, “The Wait” by Tisa Grant “Escape” by Ivory Kelly. In the poetry category the winners were Mary Gomez Parham, Ivory Kelly and Jacklyn Burns.