FELENE M. CAYETANO

Belizean, Garifuna, Librarian, Mother, Visual and Literary Storyteller.

Since 2007, Felene has worked as a librarian within the Belize National Library Service and Information System. Her current role is Principal Librarian, Institutional Development (Ag.) which entails operations management. Felene is a founding member of the Belizean Writers Guild and serves as the President of the Belize Book Industry Association.

She has published two collections of poetry, Evolution and Crossing Bridges, and an anthology of short fiction by Belizean authors, Belizean Nail Soup. Her poems and short stories have also been published in Caribbean and Latin American literary anthologies and journals. Felene’s nature and portrait photographs have been exhibited in Belize and are now available online as NFTs

In 2004, she spent the summer in Dangriga to film a documentary about Garifuna elder care. Felene returned to film in 2019 by writing and directing Afieni (Faith), a narrative short film in Garifuna. Sides, her first completed short film, premiered in Guatemala in March 2022. In 2021, she founded Urban Garifuna, a media company dedicated to amplifying Garifuna voices in book publishing and film.

PUBLICATIONS

Authored or Edited Books:

• Evolution: Weaving In and Out of Consciousness while the Truth is Somewhere in the Middle (2004)
• Belizean Nail Soup: A Collection of Short Stories (2013)
• Crossing Bridges (2014)

Article:

• LIAJA Journal Number 3  (2022) – The Impact of COVID-19 on Belizean Public Libraries: Staff Insights

Poetry or Short Story Inclusion:

• The Caribbean Writer (2015)
• Latin American Indian Literatures Journal (2016)
• Interviewing the Caribbean (2017)
• This is How We Keep Breathing: Voices From Belize and Beyond (2018)
• PREE (2021)
• Toledo: Writing Our Place (2023)
• When Language Broke Open (2023)

About the Anthology:

Toledo Writing Our Place is a dedication to and celebration of the Toledo Schools, teachers, and students in Belize.

Toledo contains the writing of secondary English language arts educators in a summer 2023 professional development workshop. Place as Curriculum: A Place Based Writing Workshop for Teachers, held at the University of Belize, Punta Gorda, Belize. The workshop was led by Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Sarah J. Donovan and Dr. Jenn Saunders with doctoral student Deborah Williams and funded by Dr. Sanders Dresser Endowment in Rural Teacher Education.

Secondary education participated in a 3-day writing workshop focusing on place-based writing pedagogies, crafting place-based poetry and narratives informed by mentor-texts, collaborative writing, place inquiry, and process-oriented writing.

The teachers-writers who participated in the workshop have contributed autobiographical poems and journey narratives of places that have shaped their identities.

The 3-day workshop highlighted various instructional strategies for nurturing writer agency such as exploring mentor texts, collaborative discovery, brainstorming and planning activities, drafting, peer conferring, and revising for publication.

Jabiru Books Belize thanks Felene for her continued and great contribution to the world of books in Belize. Visit her website at https://www.felene.com/ for information on where her books are available.

BELIZE BOOK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION BOOK WEEK 2024

Belize Book Industry Association (BBIA)    Tel: 501-822-0397 https://www.facebook.com/Belize.Book.Industry.Association/

National Heritage Library:   belize.nhl@gmail.com

Dear Belizean Author or Publisher,

This year’s Book Week events will focus on book publishing as a dynamic and viable industry, raising awareness about the significance of publishing as a cultural industry and encouraging its exploration as a career path. We cordially invite you to a workshop on self-publishing. Open the attachment and follow the link to register.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase your work and engage with fellow book enthusiasts.

Book Week 2024 activities will be held as follows:

Friday, April 19th – San Ignacio, Cayo Welcome Center 9am to 3:30pm

Monday, April 22nd – Benque Viejo del Carmen, Benque Viejo Library 9am to 3:30pm

Tuesday, April 23rd – Belmopan, National Heritage Library 9 am to 3:30 pm

Belize Book Industry Association members interested in reserving a table to display books receive a special rate of $25.00 for the entire three days. Non-members pay a table reservation fee of $35.00 for the three days.

Don’t miss out on this chance to highlight your literary contributions. Book Week is an excellent opportunity for authors and publishers to exhibit and sell their books. Reserve your spot now!

Best regards,

David Cocom, Senior Library Assistant

Belize National Library Service and Information System

National Heritage Library (NHL) Mountain View Blvd, Belmopan, Belize

P: 501.822.0397  W:  http://www.bnlsis.org

CUBOLA PRODUCTIONS: https://www.cubola.com/

Self-Publishing sign up links:

SELF- PUBLISHING FOR AUTHORS - Google Sheets

DIGITAL ILLUSTATION FOR BOOKS WORKSHOP - Google Sheets

Jabiru Books Belize congratulates the Belize Book Industry Association on Book Week 2024 and encourages all Belizeans to attend the different sessions.

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BOOKS WRITTEN BY DR. HENRY W. ANDERSON

INFORMATION/LINKS

The works by Dr. Henry W. Anderson are available at the libraries of the Belize National Library Service and Information System. For more information, please go to:

https://www.bnlsis.org/

Once on the website, you may go to ‘Public Library Catalogue’ then to ‘Subject;’ select ‘Author’ and put in Henry Anderson; or use the link below to go directly to Dr. Anderson books:

https://bnlsis.mlasolutions.com/m5/catalog/(S(tsaodaxofc2mvp3zhpl4wwt2))/Default.aspx?internal=1&installation=LeoBradley

Dr. Henry W. Anderson books are also available as E-books and Print-on-Demand at store.bookbaby.com (BookBaby Bookshop), recommended, and other worldwide retailers:

E-Book Retailers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Vearsa, Kobo, OverDrive, Copia, Gardners Books, Baker & Taylor, eSentral, Scribd, Ciando, hoopla, Playster, and many more.

Print-on-Demand Retailers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s and thousands of other stores and wholesale bookstore catalogs like Ingram and Baker & Taylor, around the world.

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