The Belizean Writers Series, published by local media house Cubola Productions, preserves some of the best of Belizean arts and letters, mainly poetry and short stories.[1] The series began in 1995 and is currently ongoing.
The General Editor of the series is Michael D. Phillips.
Snapshots of Belize: An Anthology of Belizean Short Fiction (1995)edit
Deals with short fiction published in the previous thirty years. With the exception of "Crab Seasin", written entirely in Belize Creole, all stories were in English.
Authors representededit
Leo Bradley:
Elastic Gold: A fisherman and his son attempt to outrun shady characters who want the floating rubber that represents a chance at a better life.
The Day of the Bridge: The Belize City Swing Bridge is the villain of this story about a youth whose chance for happiness is destroyed by a series of unfortunate circumstances.
The Representative: This selection from Pataki Full takes aim at Belizean politicians in the guise of the slippery Jonas Parker, who learns a hard lesson about the nature of politics for poor people.
Sugar: Also from Pataki Full; Orange Walk restaurateur has a run-in with an elderly customer who must resort to shadiness to stay alive.
Zoila Ellis:
The Teacher: Taken from On Heroes, Lizards and Passion; a priest and teacher attempts to find peace in a village in rural Belize, but not before facing his past.
Bitter Sweet Revenge: College-educated youths pursue attractive sisters but find trouble in the form of their father.
Lawrence Vernon:
The Third Wish: Be careful what you wish for? A seemingly innocent stone brought home by archaeologist Jim Hilton spells trouble for his family.
Evadne Wade Garcia:
Crab Seasin: Remembrance of a playful episode involving city boys in search of crab meat, a local delicacy.
Ping Wing Juk Me: Six Belizean Plays (1998)edit
Six original plays written and performed in Belize between 1970 and the time of publication were included in this volume:
Carol Fonseca Galvez, Shame on You Tiky Bood: The titular character attempts to fool his wife in order to go to a party, but is found out and tricked himself.
Sir Colville Young, Riding Haas: theatrical adaptation of a story featuring the trickster spider Anansi, who plays a clever trick on nemesis Braa Tiger to prove a point.
Gladys Stuart, Dog and Iguana: Moral fable about the value of company.
Shirley Warde, When My Father Comes Home: The absentee father of a youth sentenced to hang tries to reason with his mother about the circumstances leading to his death.
George Gabb, Yellowtail: Philosophical story about four men trying to understand their roots.
Evan X Hyde, Haad Time: Deals with the topic of teenage pregnancy from the eyes of a young Belize City couple.
Of Words: An Anthology of Belizean Poetry (1999)edit
Features poems by a number of Belizean authors, young and old, published and unpublished.
If Di Pin Neva Ben: Folktales and Legends of Belize (2001)edit
Covers folktales and mythological legends native to Belize and surrounding areas.
Contributorsedit
Mary Gomez Parham
Dr. Timothy Hagerty
Dr. Ervin Beck
David Ruiz
Jessie Castillo
Elizabeth Cardenas
Ines Sanchez
Daviid Vansen
Colin Bradley
Willy A. Villalda
Tata Balam
Memories, Dreams and Nightmares: A Short Story Anthology by Belizean Women Writersedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Belizean Writers Series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The Belizean Writers Series published by local media house Cubola Productions preserves some of the best of Belizean arts and letters mainly poetry and short stories 1 The series began in 1995 and is currently ongoing The General Editor of the series is Michael D Phillips Contents 1 Books in the Belizean Writers Series 1 1 Snapshots of Belize An Anthology of Belizean Short Fiction 1995 1 1 1 Authors represented 1 2 Ping Wing Juk Me Six Belizean Plays 1998 1 3 Of Words An Anthology of Belizean Poetry 1999 1 4 If Di Pin Neva Ben Folktales and Legends of Belize 2001 1 4 1 Contributors 1 5 Memories Dreams and Nightmares A Short Story Anthology by Belizean Women Writers 1 5 1 Vol 1 2004 1 5 2 Contributors 1 5 3 Vol 2 2005 1 5 4 Contributors 2 References 3 External linksBooks in the Belizean Writers Series editSnapshots of Belize An Anthology of Belizean Short Fiction 1995 edit Deals with short fiction published in the previous thirty years With the exception of Crab Seasin written entirely in Belize Creole all stories were in English Authors represented edit Leo Bradley Elastic Gold A fisherman and his son attempt to outrun shady characters who want the floating rubber that represents a chance at a better life The Day of the Bridge The Belize City Swing Bridge is the villain of this story about a youth whose chance for happiness is destroyed by a series of unfortunate circumstances Sir Colville Young The Representative This selection from Pataki Full takes aim at Belizean politicians in the guise of the slippery Jonas Parker who learns a hard lesson about the nature of politics for poor people Sugar Also from Pataki Full Orange Walk restaurateur has a run in with an elderly customer who must resort to shadiness to stay alive Zoila Ellis The Teacher Taken from On Heroes Lizards and Passion a priest and teacher attempts to find peace in a village in rural Belize but not before facing his past Evan X Hyde A Conscience for Christmas Would be player Caldo meets his match in a Christmas Carol esque episode in Belize City John Alexander Watler Bitter Sweet Revenge College educated youths pursue attractive sisters but find trouble in the form of their father Lawrence Vernon The Third Wish Be careful what you wish for A seemingly innocent stone brought home by archaeologist Jim Hilton spells trouble for his family Evadne Wade Garcia Crab Seasin Remembrance of a playful episode involving city boys in search of crab meat a local delicacy Ping Wing Juk Me Six Belizean Plays 1998 edit Six original plays written and performed in Belize between 1970 and the time of publication were included in this volume Carol Fonseca Galvez Shame on You Tiky Bood The titular character attempts to fool his wife in order to go to a party but is found out and tricked himself Sir Colville Young Riding Haas theatrical adaptation of a story featuring the trickster spider Anansi who plays a clever trick on nemesis Braa Tiger to prove a point Gladys Stuart Dog and Iguana Moral fable about the value of company Shirley Warde When My Father Comes Home The absentee father of a youth sentenced to hang tries to reason with his mother about the circumstances leading to his death George Gabb Yellowtail Philosophical story about four men trying to understand their roots Evan X Hyde Haad Time Deals with the topic of teenage pregnancy from the eyes of a young Belize City couple Of Words An Anthology of Belizean Poetry 1999 edit Features poems by a number of Belizean authors young and old published and unpublished If Di Pin Neva Ben Folktales and Legends of Belize 2001 edit Covers folktales and mythological legends native to Belize and surrounding areas Contributors edit Mary Gomez Parham Dr Timothy Hagerty Dr Ervin Beck David Ruiz Jessie Castillo Elizabeth Cardenas Ines Sanchez Daviid Vansen Colin Bradley Willy A Villalda Tata Balam Memories Dreams and Nightmares A Short Story Anthology by Belizean Women Writers edit Vol 1 2004 edit Contributors edit Iris Abraham Sandra Crough Zee Edgell Helen Elliot Rocke Carol Fonseca Shannon Gillett Mary Gomez Parham Yvette Holland Ivory Kelly Lydia Loskot Myrna Manzanares Corinth Morter Lewis Ingrid Reneau Vol 2 2005 edit Contributors edit Minerva Aponte Jolly Jessie Nunez Castillo Sandra Crough Holly Edgell Zee Edgell Zoila Ellis Kathy Esquivel Felicia Hernandez Yvette Holland Arifah Lightburn Myrna Manzanares Melba Marin Velasquez Sylvia Nablo de Vasquez Natalie Williams Gorlee MarinReferences edit Vorhees Mara Brown Joshua Samuel 2008 10 21 Belize Mara Vorhees Joshua Samuel Brown Google Books ISBN 9781742203126 Retrieved 2013 01 19 Willy A Villalda Jemmy M Morales Evelyn N Flores clarification needed External links 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