Their website says, “The Caribbean Writer (TCW) has issued a call for submissions for Volume 40 under the 2026 theme: 40 years of The Caribbean Writer: A Spectrum of Representation. … Using the TCW journal as a reference point, authors are invited to explore the themes, subjects, motifs, and topics over the 40 years of The Caribbean Writer” and present an analysis in one of the following contexts given on their website – including Building Regional Community, Connections and Transformations; Calypso and Conflict: Music and Politics in the Literature; Voices of the Diaspora: Migration and Belonging; Negotiating Nuances of Legacy, Ethnicity, Hybridity, Identity; and more. See guidelines for the detailed list of themes.
Apart from the usual call for creative works, they’ve also issued a call for papers focused on the diverse themes explored in The Caribbean Writer over the years; selected authors will be invited to present their papers at the conference to be held at the University of the Virgin Islands, St Croix campus in April 2026 and also be published in an anniversary supplement of The Caribbean Writer (see guidelines).
And the literary submissions are also eligible for various prizes (there is no separate application process)
– The Daily News Prize of $600 awarded to a resident of the US Virgin Islands or the British Virgin Islands.
-- The Marvin E. Williams Literary Prize of $500 awarded to a new or emerging writer.
-- The Vincent Cooper Literary Prize of $300 awarded to a Caribbean author for exemplary writing in Caribbean Nation Language.
-- The Anacaona Prize of $500 is awarded to anyone published in the respective volume for their interpretation of the theme, level of technical skill, and originality. 
Please note, the prizes are subject to change.
Value: $300-600
Deadline: Proposals/abstracts for the paper due 30 November; submissions due 16 December 2025
Open for: Unspecified
Details here (also click on ‘show prizes) and here.

Deadline: December 16th, 2025