Glenville Lovell (born 1955) is a Barbadian writer, dancer, novelist and playwright. Lovell was born in a Chattel house in Parish Land,

Christ Church, Barbados The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven historic political divisions of Barbados. It has a land area of and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 b ...

and grew up around rich storytelling among the sugar cane workers. His first novel, ''Fire in the Canes'' was published in 1995 and was met with critical acclaim. So too was his second novel, ''Song of Night'', published in 1998. Lovell's work as a playwright earned him the 2002 Frank Collymore Literary Award for the Barbados-based ''Mango Ripe! Mango Sweet!''. Many of his novels and plays have represented Barbados at the

Caribbean Festival of Arts Caribbean Festival of Arts, commonly known as CARIFESTA, is an annual festival for promoting arts of the Caribbean with a different country hosting the event each year. It was started to provide a venue to "depict the life of the people of the Regio ...

External links and references

Official Glenville Lovell website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovell, Glenville Barbadian novelists Barbadian male writers Male novelists People from Christ Church, Barbados Living people 1955 births