The Caribbean Writer (TCW) -The Literary Gem of the Caribbean - is an international, refereed, literary journal with a Caribbean focus, founded in 1986 and published annually by the University of the Virgin Islands.

Our mission is to publish quality writing by established writers that reflects the culture of the Caribbean; promote and foster a strong literary tradition; and serves as an institute for the development of emerging writers.

The Caribbean Writer features new and exciting voices from the region, and beyond that explore the diverse and multi-ethnic culture in poetry, short fiction, personal essays, creative non-fiction, and plays. Social, cultural, economic and sometimes controversial issues are also explored, employing a wide array of literary devices. TCW also publishes translations, book reviews, interviews, one-act plays and special sections on such topics as “Tribute to Aimé Césaire,” “Poetry and Prose from Bermuda,” “Wilson Harris’s Caribbean Vision – Its Significance and his Legacy” and “Naipaul’s Nobel.” TCW also showcases visual art, including photography, by leading and emerging artists of the Virgin Islands.

The Caribbean Writer's Advisory Editorial Board is comprised of internationally recognized writers; namely, Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize for Literature (1992); Kamau Brathwaite, Griffin Poetry Prize (2006) and Casa de las Americas Prize (1976); Edwidge Danticat, MacArthur Genius Award (2009); George Lamming; Caryl Phillips; Zee Edgell; Earl Lovelace; Merle Hodge; Alwin Bully; Laurence Lieberman; Olive Senior and Erika J. Waters (founding editor).