ARTIST REGISTRY SENSITIZATION SESSION

Authors in Trinidad and Tobago have a golden opportunity to advance their careers by joining the National Registry of Artists and Cultural Workers. This registry, managed by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts, offers numerous benefits such as tax exemptions, grants, and opportunities for international exposure.

We invite you to attend the upcoming sensitization session on Friday, 14 March 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the 1st Floor Seminar Room, NALIS, POS where authors can gain valuable insights into the registry and how it can support their professional growth.

This event is an excellent platform for writers to network, ask questions, and learn more about the benefits and resources available to them through the registry.

Email caribbeanbooksfoundation@gmail.com to register

30 CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE LEGENDS

This book explores 30 popular folklore myths and characters throughout the Caribbean, what they are known for, how to protect yourself against them and what they look like. Take a walk with me as we explore the folklore characters of the Caribbean. (Featured Folklore: Anancy, Buck / Baccoo, Chickcharney, Churile, Ciguapa, Douens, Drums, Fairymaid/Mermaid, Gang Gang Sara, Halfway Tree (Silk Cotton Tree), Heartman, Hummingbirds, Jinn. Jumbee/Duppy, Kanaima, La Diablesse, Lagahoo, Lusca, Malju, Mama D’leau, Massacooramaan, Midnight Robber, Moko Jumbie, MoonGazer/Phantom, Papa Bois, River Mumma and the Golden Table, Rolling Calf, Saapin, SouCouYant and the Three-Footed-Horse.)

SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME : If you are interested in sponsoring a copy of this book to be given to a local school library please reach out to mgomesmckie@gmail.com

ADULT/ARTIST COLORING BOOK

30 Amazing Designs
Caribbean Folklore Designs is an artist coloring companion book to 30 Caribbean Folklore Legends, for those who like more doodles and patterns. Each page was re-designed for the artist at heart, so enjoy it. You can learn more and find the names of these characters in the book 30 Caribbean Folklore Legends.

MIDDLE GRADE/ YOUNG ADULT TITLES

We follow Makayla, Malcolm, and Amaya as they traverse all 10 levels of this exciting game. Mystikal Jacks will explore Caribbean Folklore in 10 exciting books. Mystical Jacks is a Caribbean Folklore Middle Grade Novel.

When Makayla’s granny dies her father gives her a Jack’s game he found in her safe. One stormy day, the box glows and as Makayla tosses the ball and grabs a jack, the unimaginable happens.
Soon she’s responsible for getting Malcolm, Amaya and herself home, trampling through a psychedelic forest, avoiding Jumbees, talking to folklore characters while wrestling with a deep feeling that maybe the game was never supposed to be played and her granny left a secret bigger than all of them. Will Makayla find all the jacks and take them home or are they destined to become a part of the game?

Makayla’s granny Jack’s game transported she, her brother Malcolm and foster sister Amaya into a land of Folklore, to play their way back home. In this level, they must travel to Mama D’leau’s underwater kingdom to find the second jack. Their guide is a bossy octopus and a playful mermaid but still waters eventually get murky as they face danger.
Makayla will do anything to get her team home, even if it means facing a an angry Massacooraman who’s after her game box.
Join the team as they find the second jack and get one level closer to home.

COMING SOON

Aajumbee Publishing House is based in Trinidad, in the Caribbean. Aajumbee publishes a range of genres from Children, Youth Adult, Fantasy Romance and Non-Fiction.

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