The Guyana Prize for Literature Management Committee has said that judging is progressing for the two prizes scheduled to be awarded this year and the shortlisted candidates would be announced in late July.
In a press release yesterday, the committee said the Guyana Prize for Fiction, Poetry and Drama plus the Best First Books in Fiction and Poetry; and the Guyana Prize for Literature Caribbean Award for Fiction, Poetry and Drama are scheduled to be awarded.
The shortlists will be announced around July 25, with the awards presentations targeted for mid to late August (around August 16).
In the meantime the Guyana Prize will continue with its series of Writers Workshops, and will be benefiting from a wide range of expertise, including international writers. There are also Summer Workshops with more extensive work afforded, with dates to be announced soon.
Previously, the committee had announced that the Guyana Prize for Literature had shifted its schedules, starting with an extension of the closing date for entries for the 2014 Prize awarded in 2015.
The original schedule was affected by the prolonged industrial action and strike at the University of Guyana and further, by the need to avoid dates of the general election.
