Quotes by Colin Channer

“Authors rooms are an artificial barrier between the storyteller and the community,”

“What Calabash is doing is rejuvenating that tradition.”

“Calabash is earthy, inspirational, daring and diverse,”

“We started talking about all the things in readings that dont work. We decided the people planning them dont think of the most important people involved - the author and the audience.”

“If youre an author and someone is booking you a flight, they should check with you before they buy the ticket to make sure when you want to arrive,”

“If youre an author and someone is booking you a flight, they should check with you before they buy the ticket to make sure when you want to arrive.”

“You need to have a gang, a godmother, a godfather, somebody who can make you get a buss. A writer is held hostage by the publishers who are here.”