PRESS RELEASE
LAUNCHING
“THE SCATTERED JEWELS - A Collection of Children’s Stories from Guyana” by author, poet & playwright Evadne D’Oliveira
CARIBBEAN LAUNCH
Friday, March 5th, 2004, at 4PM, in
Bridgetown, Barbados, at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
For further information, contact Coordinator
Dr. Kenneth Khan at 246 426-3750 or 246 429-6039
(business hours) or at kenkhan@cariaccess.com
NORTH AMERICAN LAUNCH
Friday, March 12th, 2004, at 6:30 PM,
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street.
For further information, contact owner
Itah Sadu at 416 538-0889 or at
info@adifferentbooklist.com
BACKGROUND
“The Scattered Jewels” is a
fabulous collection of enchanting folk tales that will appeal to both children
and
the child within most adults. The author, Evadne D’Oliveira,
was inspired to write this book from a profound
desire to present her children and all children of Guyana with their own legends.
Little did she imagine at the
time just how universally appealing and enduring these legends would become.
Evadne was born in Guyana
where she started writing at a young age; she has written a number of award-winning
poems and short stories, some of which were published as far back as the late
1960s. “The Scattered Jewels” was produced as a
stage
play in Guyana and toured the country garnering much critical acclaim. Evadne
was a columnist and editor
for newspapers both in Guyana and the United Kingdom. Founder and President
of Maranatha Stage
Productions, Evadne was also a founding member
and President of Operation Blessing Guyana, which
was established in Canada to provide medical supplies, personnel and aid to
disadvantaged people in
Guyana. She emigrated to Canada in 1979, is currently retired and resides in
Toronto.
CONTACT/ORDERING INFORMATION
Evadne D’Oliveira may be contacted
at evadnedoliveira@yahoo.ca Accredited media may request review copies
at lilla_maranatha@yahoo.ca
“The Scattered Jewels” [ISBN 1-902115-42-2] published
by Dido Press (www.akdpress.com),
West Sussex, United Kingdom. £7.99 UK, $19.99
Can, $15.00 US, $30.00 BBD.