Listwa Collective

11/01/2026

Meet Gregory Sinaise, a Saint Lucian cultural icon.

In October 2025, the community of Belle Vue paid tribute to Gregory Sinaise, a talented musician and pillar of the community. Gregory's Kwéyòl hits represent a significant connection to history, identity, culture, and memory. Listwa Collective was pleased to collaborate with Hunting Grounds Media to produce this piece highlighting his talents and contributions.

31/12/2025

2025 was all about setting the tone for Listwa Collective. Our Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat in October marked the start of excellent things to come in 2026. We’ve only just started telling our stories!

Look back with us, and watch the full recap video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_owVqAbtvgI?si=x7rw2tnv8IdblnH_

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas, from all of us at the Listwa Collective! ✨

11/12/2025

We’ve got a ton of new followers since our writing retreat and you must be wondering “who is Listwa Collective?” Our founder, Amanie Mathurin, shares the vision in this short video.

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Who is Listwa Collective? Our founder, Amanie Mathurin, shares the vision in this short video.

29/10/2025

The Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat was only the start. We’re working diligently behind the scenes on something huge! Listwa is all about community and developing the craft of writing together. Stay tuned 👀

16/10/2025

“Do not be afraid to put your thoughts on paper.” - Mac Donald Dixon.

It’s why we gifted every participant of the Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat a notebook: to get those thoughts on paper.

13/10/2025

The Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat wasn’t just for fiction writers. Lyndell Halliday is a non-fiction writer who found great inspiration in the retreat’s sessions. ✍🏾

12/10/2025

When Listwa’s creative director conceptualized our first writing retreat, she knew that taking it from dream to reality would require substantial resources. In 2024, she submitting a proposal for funding to and it was accepted!

The Commonwealth Foundation was the sole funder of the Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat. Their contribution turned this dream into a community of Saint Lucian writers who were granted the space to develop their craft. We are eternally grateful to the Commonwealth Foundation for seeing Listwa’s vision and allowing us to curate this unique learning experience.

08/10/2025

This is community. 🫂

This group of creatives placed their unwavering trust in the Listwa Collective team, and had the pleasure of being the first to learn and share at the Tiwé Listwa Writing Retreat. In only 3 days, they were introduced to a world of perspectives and possibilities to shape their work.

07/10/2025

Storytelling is more than just putting pen to paper. In a feature presentation that explored our role as storytellers, technique, innovation, creativity, narratives, and Caribbean identity, Kei Miller led Listwa’s Writing Retreat on a journey unlike any other.

Listwa Collective is deeply honored to have shared Kei Miller’s boundless wisdom with our participants and facilitators.