The members of the Jury for 2023 are as follows:

FICTION: Prof Funso Aiyejina (Chair); Celeste Mohamed; Dr. Denise de Caires Narain Gurnah

POETRY: Prof. Evelyn O’Callaghan (Chair); Prof. Alison Donnell; Dr Richard Georges

DRAMA: Rawle Gibbons (Chair); Eugene Williams; Gem Madhoo-Nascimento

NON-FICTION: Prof. Edward Greene (Chair); Prof David Dabydeen; Dr Lisa Outar

YOUTH POETRY: Vanda Radzik (Chair), Camanie Khedaroo & Imam Baksh

YOUTH SHORT STORY: Vanda Radzik (Chair), Camanie Khedaroo & Imam Baksh

The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 1, at 7.00 pm at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown, Guyana.

Congratulations are hereby extended to the following persons whose submissions have been shortlisted for an award: