Author of FRYING PLANTAIN, RIVER MUMMA
Joined October 2011
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Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
"A joyous celebration of Jamaican food — and of Christmas — set to the traditional song, The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Enter to win a copy of Zalika Reid-Benta / @Literati167 & Mariyah Rahman's "The Twelve Days of Jamaican Christmas" from @TundraBooks
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
At twenty-one, writer @Literati167 moved to New York City and avoided the subway for six months. Instead, she walked…everywhere. Sometimes, it was fifty blocks. Usually, it was far more.
What started as a necessity soon became something more complex. thewalrus.ca/new-york-walkin…
Check out this insightful first person!
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Thank you @GlenhavenSr for this #BlackHistoryMonth honour! I am speechless!
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
Join us on Feb 27 at 6 pm for an evening with author and @UofT alumna Zalika Reid-Benta (@Literati167) as she discusses her debut novel, River Mumma, and award-winning story collection, Frying Plantain, followed by a moderated conversation.
RSVP today: uoft.me/nc-zalikareidbenta-e…
ALT Graphic for 'An Evening With Author Zalika Reid-Benta' on February 27, 2025, featuring book covers for 'River Mumma' and 'Frying Plantain' and Zalika Reid-Benta smiling at the camera in a colourful outfit. Event scheduled at William Doo Auditorium, New College at 6 - 8 PM.
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
The Harder They Come screens next Monday, February 3 at 7pm in @innistownhall.
Presented by alum and author, @Literati167 in conversation with Prof. Kass Banning.
Free tickets at eventbrite.ca/e/the-harder-t…
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
can't help but feel this is a conspiracy to destroy Little Jamaica.
It's been a long eviction process that uses delays and dysfunction to drive current residential and commercial tenants out of the neighbourhood so that larger Real Estate developers can take the land
Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT will not open in 2024
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"Her deft character development and thoughtful threading of Jamaican history into the plot make for a novel that resonates on many levels and should certainly succeed with readers." Thank you so much for such a wonderful review!!!!
Colleen Mondor Reviews River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta locusmag.com/2024/06/colleen…
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
#oncreates is proud to present the finalists for the 2024 #TrilliumBookAwards, the province’s most prestigious literary prizes for English and French-language Ontario authors.
Read the full news release here: ontariocreates.ca/news-relea…
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
What are the fundamentals of good short fiction, and what lessons do shorter forms teach a writer about moving on to the novel? #bocas2024 workshop: Start Short, with Zalika Reid-Benta
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
What are the fundamentals of good short fiction and what lessons do shorter forms teach a writer about moving on to the novel? Sign up for Start Short, with Zalika Reid-Benta bocaslitfest.com/start-short
#bocas2024 @literati167 #writingworkshop #shortstoryworkshop #shortstorytonovel
Can’t wait!!
#SpeculativeFiction writers @RSAGarcia (The Nightward) and Zalika Reid-Benta @Literati167 (River Mumma) explore reinventing traditional #CaribbeanFolklore for a new generation of fantasy readers, in conversation with @BreeMcIvor. #bocas2024 @NGCGascoNewsTT
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How I wish River Mumma was on the short list for the #novel @ShieldsPrize! It's original, beguiling, enchanting: Jamaican folklore brought to Toronto as “the vision within her vision: the rivers…that once belonged to River Mumma had dried up” @Literati167
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"In the beginning there was a river. The river became a road and the road branched out to the whole world."
Ok.
But also, in the beginning there was a rain. That rain became a river and so on and so on.
Here is when the rain became a river. Thank you @Literati167
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
We’re deeply saddened to hear that Maryse Conde has died. The Grande Dame of Caribbean literature, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize twice, in 2015 and 2023, and leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.
ALT Maryse Conde photographed looking towards the camera and smiling.
Zalika Reid-Benta retweeted
Tonight! 7pm EST! We're thrilled to bring you a conversation between @Literati167 & @victorlavalle about her debut novel, RIVER MUMMA, hosted by our friends @RoomofOnesOwn!
Sign up at the link below & don't forget to buy your copy!! See you then! 🌊
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