The Caribbean Writer Seeking Submissions For Volume 31

The Caribbean Writer, an international, refereed, literary journal with a Caribbean focus, is announcing a submission call for its 31^st Edition, a press release the University of the Virgin Islands issued on Friday says.

Issues unique to the Caribbean should be central to the work, or the work should reflect a Caribbean heritage, experience, or perspective, according to the release.

The theme of Volume 31 is: “New Vistas: An Evolving Caribbean.”  We welcome short stories, essays, poems, interviews, personal narratives and one-act plays highlighting this theme.

Only previously unpublished work will be considered and brief biographical facts must be submitted. All contact information and title of the manuscript should be on a separate page. Only the title should appear on the manuscript.

The Caribbean Writer is also soliciting colorful, eye-catching, Caribbean artwork for the cover of that issue as well.

All submissions are eligible for these prizes:

• The Virgin Islands Daily News Prize for a fiction or nonfiction essay to an author residing in the U.S. or British Virgin Islands ($500)
• The Canute A. Brodhurst Prize for best short fiction ($400)
• The David Hough Literary Prize to a Caribbean author ($500)
• The Marvin E. Williams Literary Prize to an emerging Caribbean author ($500)
• The Cecile de Jongh Literary Prize to a Caribbean author whose work best expresses the spirit of the Caribbean ($500) and
• The Charlotte and Isidor Paiewonsky Prize for first-time publication in
• The Caribbean Writer ($250)