THE VALLEY, Anguilla – May 16, 2013 – — With the second annual Anguilla Lit Fest: A Literary Jollification just about a week away, potential patrons of the Festival are being urged to ensure they have a place at the exciting literary event which takes place from May 23-26, at the Paradise Cove Resort.
Registration for the event is currently available on line and at the offices of the Anguilla Tourist Board at US$150.00. A special resident rate of US$100.00 is available only at the ATB offices. A rate of US$85.00 per day is also available for those persons who may not be able to attend the event in its entirety.
Patrons of this year’s Lit Fest will have the opportunity to listen to, learn from, and interact with some of the top names in the field of literature and the world of publishing today, including the illustrious poet and award-winning author, Nikki Giovanni, under whose distinguished patronage Lit Fest 2013 takes place. Joining Ms. Giovanni to headline Lit Fest 2013 will be award-winning author Edwidge Danticat of Haiti/Miami; President of Simon and Schuster/Atria Books, Judith Curr; author, cultural critic and MSNBC host, Touré; author and lecturer, Gillian Royes of Jamaica/St. Croix, and Marcel Fahie, Anguillian poet, playwright and historian.
Completing this distinguished panel of authors and publishers will be Amy Berkower, literary agent/CEO, Writers’ House; Virginia Fowler, author/professor; Yasus Afari , author and performance poet; Lasana Sekou, author/poet/publisher of House of Nehesi publishers, of St Martin; Amanda Steadman, author/Mentor, Transformational Leader and Speaker of USA/St Martin; Sara Weiss, associate editor, Grand Central/Hachette; and Dan Weiss, publisher-at-large, St. Martin Press. Also featured will be ANGUILLIAN AUTHORS, Rita Celestine-Carty, author/educator; David Carty, poet/author/playwright; Denise Crawford, Self-published author; Vanessa Croft Thompson, award-winning poet,; Hyacinth Hughes – poet/winner of the Malliouhana Award 2012; Catrina Llewellyn-Jones, Self-Published author; Jo-Anne Mason, author/illustrator; and Timmi Webster, performance poet.
According to Director of Tourism, Candis Niles, plans for the hosting of this year’s Festival are on track for another successful event. “Every effort is being taken to ensure that the experience that was created for the Festival is matched or enhanced this year. The members of the Lit Fest Organizing Committee are confident that the authors, publishers and poets who will be featured this year will deliver an experience that is exciting, stimulating, and inspirational, as well as providing our fledgling and more seasoned writers with invaluable insights into the literary and publishing worlds. Many of last year’s participants have shared with us the positive impact that the Festival has had on their writing, and we embrace this as a key objective for the Festival.
The Anguilla Lit Fest would not have been possible without the jollification approach,” adds Mrs. Niles. “In spite of the challenges that many of our businesses continue to experience economically, our original partners have remained committed to the Festival, and we have even welcomed aboard some new partners. Our list of sponsors includes:
? Anguilla Tourist Board
? Paradise Cove Resort & Ultimacy Villa
? Cuisinart Golf Resort & Spa
? Viceroy Resort
? AHTA
? LIAT
? LIME
? Guess Design Studio
? Ministry of Social Development
? Irie Life Clothing & Accessories
? B & B Wine and Spirits
? Best Buy
? Tropical Distributors
? Anguilla Masonry Products
? Anguilla Social Security Board
? ARIAN Shipping Co.
? Benjamine Group of Companies
? ABF Shipping Company
? Unique Trading & Distributors
? Webster & Dyrud/ Anguilla Insurers’ Association
? ANGLEC
For the support of our partners, sponsors, and the community, the Anguilla Lit Fest Committee and the Anguilla Tourist Board extend our thanks and appreciation.”
Special packages for the event are being offered by Anguilla’s leading accommodation establishments, including the host hotel, Paradise Cove Resort and Sponsor Hotel, Cuisinart Golf Resort & Spa, Cap Juluca Resort, Shoal Bay Villas, Little Butterfly Villa, Bird of Paradise Villa, Anacaona Boutique Hotel, Anguilla Great House Beach Resort and Nathan’s Cove.
Flights can be arranged on American Airlines, USAirways, Jet Blue, United Airlines and Continental Airways through San Juan, Puerto Rico or St. Martin with onward connecting flights or ferry into Anguilla; or on regional carrier LIAT which is offering special flights to the island just for the event (www.liat.com). Travel from the Caribbean can also be done through Winair.
For more information, or to register, visit http://ivisitanguilla.com/news/anguilla-lit-fest/or call 786-235-1310 or 264-497-2759.
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