{"id":4411,"date":"2025-11-20T17:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/?page_id=4411"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:17:58","slug":"ocm-bocas-prize-for-for-caribbean-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/esg-csr\/ocm-bocas-prize-for-for-caribbean-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"The OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#3d3d3d\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2667\" height=\"2784\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3544\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/image2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-1 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pt-serif-font-family has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">The OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"lineWithBubbleNL\">\u2022\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2022<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\nspan.lineWithBubbleNL {\r\n    font-size: 300%;\r\n    padding: 0px;\r\n    margin: 10px 0px 25px 0px;\r\n    line-height: 0px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n\tspan.lineWithBubbleNL {\r\n\t\tfont-size: 250%;\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n\tspan.lineWithBubbleNL {\r\n\t\tfont-size: 180%;\r\n\t}\r\n}\r\n\r\n.subHeading > a {\r\n    text-decoration: none !important;\r\n    font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--barlow-condensed);\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center subHeading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-barlow-condensed-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-e95eeab17dbe3f502d3ac34540d66f29\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/esg-csr\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2997\">ESG\/CSR<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n    @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Barlow+Condensed:wght@400;700&display=swap');\n    @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=PT+Serif:wght@400;700&display=swap');\n\n    .wp-block-cover {\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        padding: 0 !important;\n        position: relative;\n        top: auto;\n        left: auto;\n        width: 100%;\n        min-height: 100vh;\n        height: auto;\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        justify-content: center;\n        align-items: center;\n        overflow-y: hidden;\n        overflow-x: hidden;\n        z-index: 0;\n    }\n\n    .wp-block-cover__image-background,\n    .wp-block-cover__background {\n        position: absolute;\n        top: 0;\n        left: 0;\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100%;\n        object-fit: cover;\n        z-index: 1;\n    }\n    \n    .wp-block-cover__background {\n        background-color: #434343;\n        opacity: 0.5;\n        z-index: 2;\n    }\n\n    .ir-grid-container {\n        position: relative;\n        z-index: 3;\n        max-width: 1400px;\n        width: 90%;\n        margin: 50px auto;\n        padding: 0;\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        gap: 30px;\n        flex-grow: 1;\n        justify-content: center;\n    }\n\n    .ir-card {\n        background-color: #111111;\n        color: #ffffff;\n        padding: 30px 30px;\n        border-radius: 8px;\n        text-align: center;\n        width: 100%;\n        min-height: 300px;\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        justify-content: flex-start;\n        transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out, border 0.3s ease-in-out, transform 0.1s;\n        border: 2px solid transparent;\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n    }\n    \n    .ir-card:hover {\n        box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);\n        border-color: #ffffff;\n        transform: translateY(-5px);\n    }\n\n    .ir-card h3 {\n        font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;\n        color: #ffffff;\n        margin-bottom: 0;\n        font-size: 1.75em;\n        font-weight: 400;\n        text-transform: uppercase;\n        letter-spacing: 0.05em;\n    }\n\n    .ir-divider {\n        border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;\n        width: 60%;\n        margin: 20px auto;\n    }\n\n    .ir-card-icon {\n        width: 200px; 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Books are judged in three categories: poetry; fiction \u2014 both novels and collections of short stories; and literary nonfiction \u2014 including books of essays, biography and autobiography, history, current affairs, travel, and other genres, which demonstrate literary qualities and use literary techniques, regardless of subject matter.<\/p>\n                <p>There is a panel of three judges for each genre category, who determine category shortlists and winners. <br>\n                The three category winners are then judged by a panel of four judges \u2014 consisting of the chairs of the category panels and the prize chair \u2014 who determine the overall winner.<\/p>\n                <p>The author of the book judged the overall winner will receive an award of US$10,000. The other category winners will receive US$3,000.<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocaslitfest.com\/awards\/ocm\/\">Please click here to find out more about the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"ir-pdf-embed-card\">\n                <h3>2026 WINNER<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"ir-pdf-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" \n                        class=\"ir-pdf-image\"\n                        src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/The-Snag.png\"\n                    >\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ir-pdf-caption\">\n                    Overall and Nonfiction winner: <br> The Snag: A Mother, a Forest, and Wild Grief, a novel by Tessa McWatt <br><br> Poetry winner: <br> The World After Rain: Anne\u2019s Poem, by Canisia Lubrin <br><br> Fiction winner: <br> Ibis, by Justin Haynes\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sectionTitle\">Photos from Previous Years<\/p>\n<span class=\"lineWithBubbleNL\">\u2022\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2022<\/span>\n<p class=\"infoText\">Scroll >>> to explore more.<\/p>\n\n<style>\np.sectionTitle {\n    font-size: 180%;\n    font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif);\n    text-align: center;\n    margin-bottom: -35px;\n}\n\n.infoText {\n\tdisplay: none;\n    text-align: center;\n    font-family: 'PT Serif';\n    margin-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 20px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 1320px) {\n\t.infoText {\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 450px) {\n\tp.sectionTitle {\n\t\tfont-size: 230%;\n\t}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ir-carousel-container\">\n    <div class=\"swiper mySwiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n            <!-- 2026 Images -->\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8801.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Tessa McWatt (C), overall winner of the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8794.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Representatives of the OCM Group at the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature prizegiving ceremony<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8779.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Tessa McWatt (C), author of The Snag and overall winner of the OCM Bocas Prize, with Mr. Douglas Wilson (R), General Manager of the Trinidad Express Newspaper<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8762.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Winners of the OCM Bocas Prize &#8211; Justin Haynes (ML) for the Fiction category, Tessa McWatt (C) for the Nonfiction category and overall winner, and Canisia Lubrin (MR) for the Poetry category, with Mr. Douglas Wilson, General Manager of the Trinidad Express Newspaper<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8755.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Winners of the OCM Bocas Prize &#8211; Justin Haynes (L) for the Fiction category, Tessa McWatt (C) for the Nonfiction category and overall winner, and Canisia Lubrin (R) for the Poetry category<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8728.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Mr. Douglas Wilson, General Manager of the Trinidad Express Newspaper, presenting the OCM Bocas Award to Tessa McWatt, overall winner and author of The Snag<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8666.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Mr. Douglas Wilson, General Manager of the Trinidad Express Newspaper, giving a speech at the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature prizegiving ceremony<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- 2025 Images -->\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/2025-1.jpg\" alt=\"2025-1\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">2025 1 &#8211; Dawn Thomas, Group CEO, OCM<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/2025-2.jpg\" alt=\"2025-2\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">2025 2 &#8211; Dawn Thomas, Group CEO, OCM &#038; Group<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/2025-3-.jpg\" alt=\"2025-3\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">2025 3 &#8211; Award &#8211; Rinaldo Walcott (R), chair of the nonfiction judges, with Marcia Romain, appearing <br> on behalf of her sister Dionne Brand to receive the nonfiction prize for Brand&#8217;s &#8216;Salvage: Readings <br> from the Wreck&#8217;<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/2025-4.jpg\" alt=\"2025-4\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">2025 4 &#8211; Award &#8211; Myriam J. 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Become <br> an archaeologist of your lungs.&#8221; Anthony Vahni <br> Capildeo reads from their 2025 OCM Bocas Poetry <br> Prize winning collection, Polkadot Wounds<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/2025-6.jpg\" alt=\"2025-6\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">2025 6 &#8211; Heralding her as a &#8220;master weaver&#8221;, Erna Brodber, Chief Judge, announces the winner of the 2025 OCM Prize for Caribbean Literature, &#8216;Village Weavers&#8217; by Myriam J. A. 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Marcus Chin-Aleong, Group Marketing Manager, One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM), sponsor of the annual OCM Bocas Prize<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8801.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Tessa McWatt (C), overall winner of the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8794.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Representatives of the OCM Group at the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature prizegiving ceremony<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8779.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Tessa McWatt (C), author of The Snag and overall winner of the OCM Bocas Prize, with Mr. Douglas Wilson (R), General Manager of the Trinidad Express Newspaper<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ocmgroup.co\/ocmltd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/UST_8762.jpg\" alt=\"OCM Awards 2026\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">Winners of the OCM Bocas Prize &#8211; 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