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.
This collection of short stories by Belizean women writers reflects the memories, dreams and nightmares of women. From accounts of abuse and stories of strength to memories of history, this collection tells untold tales of women's lives in Belize.
The stories in this second volume of Memories, Dreams and Nightmares are not only the voices of women, they are the voices of writers demanding to be heard, claiming a place in history, shaping through their vision the landscape of our Belizean/ Caribbean/ Central Americanness.
Seven short stories vividly depicting different facets of Belize's reality. From the country's rural areas to New York City, we accompany Belizean women and men as they go through the joys and hardships of life. Zoila Ellis demonstrates a refined ability to perceive and reproduce situations and characters, heightening the emotional impact of everyday events and rendering them into fine…
This collection of short stories offers first hand insights into the reality of Belizean society, its richness and humour. Each tale is unique in flavour and imbued with Young's wit and satire entwining lifestyles with socio-cultural aspects of the period.
Zoila Ellis’s stories restore human community, nature, and ancient beliefs to their rightful places in our misguided world. Her literary landscape spans the Caribbean, England, Central America and the USA.
