Two-Day V.I. Literary Festival, Book Fair

The 4th Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair, billed as a benefit event with an abbreviated itinerary, is scheduled for April 13 and 14 on the Albert Sheen Campus of the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix.

While main events will be held at UVI, there will also be several other venues including the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts on the waterfront in Frederiksted, Balter’s St. Croix Restaurant in Christiansted and, for the first time, UVI’s St. Thomas campus where keynote speaker Lewis Gordon will address an audience of bibliophiles and literature lovers on April 13 in the Administration and Conference Center.

Tickets: Full admission to the fair is $100, including the opening reception and meet and greet with the writers at the Book Bacchanal and reception in Frederiksted, as well as admission to all workshops and presentations. Day passes or single workshop passes are also available. Discounted fares are offered to teachers. Students are free. Tickets can be purchased online.