 university launches local authors work university launches local authors work university launches local authors work webmaster tue 9042018 2308 as part of the university of guyana s ug effort to provide a platform to spotlight creative arts two authors launched their books at the education lecture theatre elt last week monday red hibiscus written by scott tingakee a former student of ug and recipient of the joyce adler prize in 2016 contains prose and poetry while creole chips edited by dr juanita cox is a republication and compilation of the writings of the late edgar mittelholzer in brief remarks ug s vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith said that he is happy to be able to shine a light on the works of guyanese and nonresident guyanese since it is keeping with the university s commitment to celebrating creative works what we ug are doing here matters and counts because a university should not only be in the business of teaching what matters for a university is scholarship arts and is celebrating the people who write celebrating the people who paint and the people who do creative works such as music and other visual performing areas that counts and that matters griffith said this he said is to value and purchase their works as well to assist to find other opportunities to spotlight their work tingakee explained that the novel is an experiment of sorts which he contemplated during his third year at the university of guyana the publication he said is the retelling of the japanese and chinese s history and mythology from his own perspective this book although it is centred around ancient china chinese mythology folklore and religion at its very core it is about the caribbean and it is about how integral chinese culture has helped to shape the caribbean it is about memory past and future he noted tingakee noted that his book represents the celebration of his ancestors and personal acceptance of his culture dr cox said through her compilation of mittelholzer s works short fiction poetry plays and essays she aims to present his stories in a different light removed from the negativity that once surrounded the author copies of the books were also presented to the university of guyana as well as the national library  source  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20180903 universitylauncheslocal  