The PREE Writing Studio 2025—taking place at the University of the West Indies-Mona, May 26-29, 2025, in Kingston, Jamaica— is still accepting applications until May 5th. The Caribbean writers and workshop modules are: 1) Jason Allen-Paisant (Writing in the Ekphrastic Mode), 2) Marlon James (Reaction/Fiction), 3) Gaiutra Bahadur (Object Lesson), 4) Roland Watson-Grant (How to Pick up a Land Crab), and 5) Mikie Bennett (Punchlines and Rhymes).
For more information, visit https://preewritingstudio.com/. [Also see our previous post Pree Writing Studio 2025.]
Description: From May 26-29, 2025, PREE Writing Studio is a 4-day residential workshop at the University of the West Indies. Aimed at emerging writers, the Studio will bring together acclaimed Caribbean writers and literary professionals for an immersive literary experience in Kingston, Jamaica. Spending 3 days in the classroom with world-class writer-tutors in small, intimate groups, we will spend the fourth day in a unique outdoor setting allowing tutors and participants to mix and mingle.This year PREE Writing Studio is innovating by adding a songwriting module.
The cost is USD1000 (or its Jamaican equivalent). This does NOT include accommodation.
Participants will select one tutor/module they wish to work with during the course of the studio. Each tutor will have no more than 8-10 students. A very limited number of scholarships are available for young writers with limited means.
The PREE Writing Studio is supported by the Prince Claus Fund, the Hawthornden Foundation, and the University of the West Indies.
The Writing Studio is preceded by the Calabash Literary Festival, which takes place in May 23-25, 2025, on Treasure Beach, Jamaica.
For full information, visit https://preewritingstudio.com/
Also visit https://preelit.com/
For more information on Calabash, see http://calabashfestival.org/
The PREE Writing Studio 2025—taking place at the University of the West Indies-Mona, May 26-29, 2025, in Kingston, Jamaica— is still accepting applications until May 5th. The Caribbean writers and workshop modules are: 1) Jason Allen-Paisant (Writing in the Ekphrastic Mode), 2) Marlon James (Reaction/Fiction), 3) Gaiutra Bahadur (Object Lesson), 4) Roland Watson-Grant (How to Pick up
