Bocas 2020: Challenges, benefits of a virtual literary festival

THE tenth edition of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest was originally scheduled for May and would have included the regular meeting and mingling of writers, readers and publishers. But then came the covid19 pandemic and this forced an adaptation to a virtual festival. Newsday spoke with festival founder and Newsday columnist Marina Salandy-Brown about the many challenges and some of the benefits of the new