The Heinemann Caribbean Writers Series (CWS) is a collection of books written by Caribbean novelists and poets. According to the academic Anthony van der Vlies:The series was modelled on the 'Heinemann African Writers Series', launched in 1970 by James Currey and others at Heinemann Educational Books (HEB) to republish work by major Caribbean writers, including Earl Lovelace, V. S. Naipaul, Derek Walcott, and Michael Anthony (whose The Year was the first title). HEB Ltd Caribbean, established in Jamaica in 1976 under Ian Randle, had an important influence on the series, which merged briefly with the 'African Writers Series' in the 1980s.
Bibliography AuthorTitleFirst publishedGenreOpal Palmer AdisaIt Begins with Tears 1997Novel.Michael AnthonyGreen Days by the River1967The Year in San Fernando1965Cricket in the Road1973Frank CollymoreThe Man Who Loved Attending Funerals and Other Stories1993Short story collection.Maryse CondéSeason in Rhiata 1998Novel.Christine CraigMint Tea and Other Stories1993Short story collection.Gwyneth Harold DavidsonBad Girls in School 2007Novel. Zee EdgellBeka Lamb1982The Festival of San Joaquin1997Time and the River 2007Curdella ForbesSongs of Silence2002David FranklynChildren of the Sea2009Beryl GilroyFrangipani House1986Merle HodgeCrick Crack, Monkey1970Nailah Folami ImojaPick of the Crop2004Novella.Evan JonesStone Haven1998Novel, abridged. Unabridged version published by Institute of Jamaica Publications in 1993.Paulette RamsayAunt Jen1970Novel.V. S. ReidThe Leopard 1958New Day1949Maria Roberts-SquiresOctober All Over 2005Jacques RoumainMasters of the Dew1944 Earl LovelaceThe Schoolmaster1968The Wine of Astonishment 1982Ian McDonaldThe Humming-Bird Tree1969Clement MaharajThe Dispossessed1992Edgar MittelholzerCorentyne Thunder 1941V. S. NaipaulMiguel Street 1959M. NourbeSe PhilipHarriet's Daughter 1988Vanessa SpenceThe Roads Are Down 1993Witchbroom1992Lewis HenryThe Gaulin and the Dove2008MultipleThe Heinemann Book of Caribbean Poetry1992Poetry anthology, edited by Ian McDonald.
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