The British Virgin Islands Literary Festival 2025, with the theme “Long Story Short,” runs in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, from November 6 – 9, 2025.
The British Virgin Islands Literary Arts Festival is an annual gathering of writers, poets, publishers, booksellers, and book lovers, celebrating the literary arts and the creative process. It was founded in 2021 as part of the British Virgin Islands Department of Culture’s Culture and Tourism Month activities and operates in collaboration with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.
The 2025 edition will include writers’ workshops, book readings, signings, and launches, panel discussions, a community book fair, and an evening of music and poetry, weaving together art forms to close the celebration in true Virgin Islands style. Some of the scheduled events will be the Art for Art’s Sake creative forum, the Light a Fire: Poets’ Showcase, Sunset Stories powered by VP Bank, The Writers’ Welcome Reception and Book Brunch, and Literary Wonderland: Children’s Programme, sponsored by Harneys.
The featured guests from across the Caribbean will include Zola Mashariki, Celeste Mohammed, Chris Jackson, Diana McCaulay, Tiphanie Yanique, Jennifer Potter, Brodrick Penn, Andre Braithwaite, Via Donovan-Hodge, Rea Vanterpool, Rick S. S. Grant, Rivera Knight, Priscilla Hintz, David Knight Jr., Malene Barnett, Adrianna Soverall, Dwyane Thomas, Cindy Allman, Janice Skelton, Shane Liburd, Johnny Temple, Michael Jefferson, Travis ‘Travie Rozae’ Walters, Brent Hoyte, Paul Fenty, Shaun Black, Delrosa Hillhouse, Andria Flax, April Glasgow, Kyra James, L. Sauda Smith, Alton Bertie Speaker, Enya Douglas-Tarabay, Raul “Jougo” Sprauve, Rochelle Smith, Sandra Ward, Isabelle Baafi, Kamau Georges, Anika Christopher, Nekita Turnbull, Arliene Penn, Llewellyn Simond, Kacy Garvey, JaCoy “Tooma” Brathwaite, Johanna Gibson, Beverly Vanterpool, Patlian Johnson, Traci O’Dea, Raven Phillips, Sandy Derron, Medita Wheatley, Charles Wheatley, Richard Georges, Linette Rabsatt, Marsha Massiah, Yona Deshommes, Elise Dillsworth, and Patricia Turnbull.
For more information on the schedule, we recommend the official website; you can also follow them on Instagram.
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