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Caymanian Words for Caymanian Futures

We provide FREE publishing to ALL Caymanians under the age of 25. Put YOUR talent to use and contact us TODAY!

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1. Write

Craft your story, poem, or comic—be as creative as you like!

2. Submit

Upload your manuscript with a parent/guardian’s consent.

3. Publish

Our editors polish and publish selected works in print & ebook.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

― Maya Angelou

Welcome to Enlightened Publishing

Caymanian Words
for Caymanian Futures

My grandmother, Lorris Dorman, used to say that empty barrels make the most noise. When people, especially school-age children, don’t have opportunities to put their skills and talents to work, when they have nothing to do on a Saturday Night besides linger around Caymana Bay or get in touch with that crowd their parents told them to stay away from, we start to get into problems.

– Rozharia Riley, Founder

Why Young Authors?

  • Writing is proven to reduce anxiety and increase self esteem.
  • Young writers and artists are all over Cayman. We give them a chance to see success from their talent.
  • Comics drawn on benches during recess or poems written in class are evidence of talent in our youth!
  • Opportunities for youth authors and artists in the Cayman Islands are rare. We can change that!

Our Founder

Rozharia Riley is 17 years old. She is in Grade 10 at Prairie Adventist Christian eSchool. Since the age of 9, she has been building Enlightened Publishing, a publishing house to make the dreams of Caymanian authors a reality. She is the author of the children’s book, “The Girl With A Million Hairstyles.” Most of all, she owes everything she is to God and dedicates everything she writes to Him.

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