Wordsworth McAndrew Award

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The Wordsworth McAndrew Awards celebrate Guyanese who have made important contributions to the country's cultural life. Awardees' talents include broadcasting, cultural promotion, drama, music, painting, theatre, and writing. The awards, founded in 2002, are presented by the Guyana Folk Festival, a Brooklyn, NY, USA-based organization.^[1]

The awards honour Wordsworth McAndrew, one of Guyana's leading folklorists, poets and creative artists.