A writer and lecturer will put together an anthology of creative writing based around historic sites of enslavement on the island.

Sites of Memory Bermuda will be spearheaded by Angela Barry and was designed to help writers through workshops.

A spokeswoman for the project said: “The story of Bermuda has been explored extensively but there remains much that is inevitably unknown — notably, the inner lives of those individuals doomed to a life in slavery.”

She added: “The reimagining of lives of enslaved people in Bermuda linked to each site aims to shine light on their humanity, which was essentially erased for posterity by their status.”

The chosen sites include historic properties and maritime locations of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, while the works will focus on the everyday humanity of those deemed to be slaves.

Dr Barry will lead “Settlement, Enslavement, Emancipation: Bermuda and the Mother Country”, a four-part course created to give an overview of Bermuda’s history, from its founding in 1612 to emancipation in 1834.

The course will be held in four two-hour segments and is open to anyone interested in the history and development of Bermuda.

It is also recommended to writers who wish to take part in the anthology project and to better understand the context of their stories.

The course will be held on Tuesdays at 6pm at the Butterfield & Vallis Conference Centre at the Bermuda College starting on March 24.

A second course, “Interpreting History and Creating a Story”, will require submitting a piece of creative writing to qualify for attendance.

It will be held at the Bermuda National Library in June.

To be considered for the anthology piece, writers must submit a sample of writing between 2,000 and 2,500 words, regardless of whether they have taken the first course.

Questions about registration and payment can be e-mailed to sitesofmemorybda@gmail.com.