{"id":17263,"date":"2024-03-16T17:33:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17263"},"modified":"2024-03-16T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:33:16","slug":"guyana-literature-prize-festival-showcases-nations-literary-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-literature-prize-festival-showcases-nations-literary-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Literature Prize Festival Showcases Nation&#8217;s Literary Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Literature Prize Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, has commenced, offering a vibrant platform for Guyanese and regional literary talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This festival, which began on Thursday, aims to promote the nation&#8217;s literary heritage while connecting aspiring writers and literary enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running from February 29 to March 4, the Guyana Literature Prize Festival features a diverse range of activities for literature lovers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include an exhibition, interactive storytelling sessions, youth workshops, puppet theater for children, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruel Johnson, a member of the organizing team, highlighted the festival&#8217;s goal of connecting individuals of different ages and backgrounds who share a fascination with literature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fabiana-Literature-Festival-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the festival&#8217;s focus on showcasing literature produced by Guyanese residents and those in the diaspora, primarily centered around life in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson invited the public to enjoy the festival until Monday, March 4, free of charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fabiana-Literature-Festival-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, he outlined the packed program for the upcoming days, which includes a Masterclass workshop, interviews with emerging writers, and a play to be staged at the National Cultural Center on Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, admission to the play will cost $1,500. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the 2024 Guyana Literature Prize Festival, which promises to be a celebration of literature and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon The Guyana Literature Prize Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, has commenced, offering a vibrant platform for Guyanese and regional literary talent. This&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17267,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17263\/revisions\/17267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}