Literature
Edwidge Danticat honored by Caribbean Writers for "Create Dangerously"
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BAIE-MAHAULT, Guadeloupe (defend.ht) - "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work" brought Edwidge Danticat honors amongs her peers at the third International Congress of Caribbean Writers held in Guadeloupe.
An Open Letter to Haiti President Martelly - Ruth Auguste
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- Created on Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:03 PM
VANCOUVER, BC, Canada (defend.ht) - Author of The Children of Injustice, singer and songwriter, Ruth Auguste, shared an open letter to President Michel Martelly which conveyed her concern for the vulnerability of children in Haiti and recommendations to ensure prevention and justice when crimes occur.
Non, merci! Anthony Phelps Decline's President's Tribute
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- Created on Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:42 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Anthony Phelps, the world-renowned poet, novelist and storyteller born in Port-au-Prince explained, in an open letter published in Le Nouvelliste, why he declined to accept an award of honor from President Michel Martelly.
Actress Garcelle Beauvais to Write a Series of Children's Books
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LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht) - Actress Garcelle Beauvais has signed an agreement to publish three children's books that will "address identity issues relevant to many children today."
18th Edition Livres en Folie, Haiti's Book Fair Goes International
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The 18th Annual Lives en Folie book fair of Haitian writers from all over the world opened this week with new innovations making Haiti's premier book fair a national and international event.
Frankétienne Shortlisted for Literary Award of Prince of Monaco
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Five writers, including Haitian writer Frankétienne, were selected Wednesday for the Literary Award of the Prince Pierre Foundation of Monaco to be awarded on October 2 in the Principality.
Martelly, a Haitian-American, in book, "Who is Who in Haitian Diaspora"
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The book, "Who is Who in Haitian Diaspora", by Fequiere Vilsaint and Maude Heurtelou, cited in its 2007 published reference that President Michel Martelly is Haitian-American. A Senate committee of inquiry visited the pages of this book for answers as President Michel Martelly withholds his travel documents.
9 Haitian Authors in Field of 18 Finalist for Prix Carbet
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CAYENNE, French Guiana (defend.ht) - The annual award for excellence in French Caribbean literature, the Prix Carbet de la Caraibe, has selected 9 Haitian authors out of 18 world finalist to perhaps have this year's honor.
Edwidge Danticat Honored with the Langston Hughes Medal
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- Created on Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:27 PM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - Haitian-American author, Edwidge Danticat, was overwhelmed with emotion as she was honored with the Langston Hughes Medal, given to distinguished authors of the African diaspora.
Culture to Tighten Haiti and Quebec, says Famous Haitian Novelist Dany Laferriere
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Honored in the second annual Quebec Film Festival running from November 10 to 13, 2011 in Port-au-Prince, Dany Laferriere argues for the strengthening of cultural ties between Haiti and Quebec.
Lyonel Trouillot Awarded the Grand Prix du Roman Métis 2011
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Grand Prix du Roman Métis 2011 awarded on Tuesday the poet and novelist Lyonel Trouillot of Haiti for his novel "La belle Amour Humaine".
Poet, Joël des Rosiers, Honored with Prix du Québec
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- Created on Friday, November 04, 2011 4:52 PM
QUEBEC, Canada (defend.ht) - The Prix du Québec the highest prize in Canada is awarded to honor a lifetime of accomplishment in the scientific and cultural fields. The 2011 Prix Athanase-David du Quebec for literary work has gone to Haitian poet, Joël des Rosiers.
Lyonel Trouillot Runner-Up for Goncourt Prize
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PARIS, France (defend.ht) - The Haitian writer Lyonel Trouillot was on the brink of wining the most prestigious French literary award, The Goncourt. He was one of four candidates to that prize awarded to the young French writer Alexis Jenni.
Famous Author Anthony Phelps in Haiti after Many Years
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- Created on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:30 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - After many years of silence, well known poet and Haitian author, Anthony Phelps, is back to his homeland to present his latest works to his readers, have we heard.
Exiled to Brooklyn by Don Clitandre
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- Created on Monday, October 31, 2011 1:37 PM
DALLAS, USA (defend.ht) - Exiled to Brooklyn is an autobiography about the life of a Haitian man coming into his being from a young boy in the contradictory experience of the Haitian-American.
Lyonel Trouillot in Final Four for Goncourt Literary Prize
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PARIS, France (defend.ht) - The Académie Goncourt published Tuesday, October 25, 2011, for its third selection, the list of four finalists for the prestigious French literary society prize, which will be presented November 2, 2011, which contains the Haitian poet and writer Lyonel Trouillot.
Goncourt Academy Places Lyonel Trouillot as Finalist for Literary Prize
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- Created on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:27 PM
PARIS, France (defend.ht) - The Goncourt Literary Society, otherwise known as the Goncourt Academy has released its first selection list for 2011 and among the 15 hopeful writers to be canonized by the society is Haitian novelist Lyonel Trouillot.
The Personality of Marie Alice Theard
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- Created on Saturday, July 09, 2011 6:11 PM
Who is Marie alice Theard?
Mary Alice Theard today lives in Petion Ville, Haiti. She is a remarkable personality of the cultural scene in Haiti, where she was born a 3rd of August. Marie Alice Theard, says she  the  daughter of the wind, the sea and  of wide open spaces on this earth...Marie Alice is Doctor Honoris Causa in Humanities, Poet,  historian of art, specialist in public relations & protocol. She conducts and organizes  seminars on art events and entertainment.
Suggested Haitian Titles for Your Summer Reading
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- Created on Friday, June 24, 2011 11:50 AM
This is a list of suggested titles for your summer reading pleasure.
"Literature has not changed the world" - Lyonel Trouillot
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- Created on Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:20 PM
This is the interesting title of a conference by famous Haitian writer Lyonel Trouillot. This event was organized at the initiative of La Direction Nationale Du Livre, at the occasion of the 17th edition of ‘Les Livres en Folie’, in Haiti.
