Book Business
JOHNNY TEMPLE
The founder and publisher of Akashic Books demystifies the path to publication and discusses what editors, agents, and readers are looking for.
University of the West Indies, Mona, May 26-29, 2026, Kingston, Jamaica
JOHNNY TEMPLE
The founder and publisher of Akashic Books demystifies the path to publication and discusses what editors, agents, and readers are looking for.
JOSEPH EARL THOMAS
This creative nonfiction workshop will consider how a sentence might live in one world and change its mind midway as a function of the author’s thought and style.
TANYA SHIRLEY This workshop will look at the multiple ways poetry can interrogate factual information.
OLIVE SENIOR
Through writing exercises, reading samples, sharing work, and robust conversation, we will look at the traditional elements of storytelling and how they work together to pull the reader in.



