Contemporary Fanm Vanyan / Fanm Vanyan Jodi a

Despite the many limitations and expectations placed on women by Haitian society, women writers are finding their voices and inspiring others. Four motivational writers will offer a brief discussion of their varying journeys toward first-book publication, including manuscript preparation and working with their mentors. Each author will share their experience about what it takes to stand out from the crowd, explore the creative and practical possibilities of self-help writing, and discuss how they’ve broken free of cultural limitations and the (un)conscious biases that sometimes keep women from the transgressive act of writing honestly about their lives. With Rebecca N. Carmant, author of Sunshine on Stormy Seas, Françoise Elizée, author of Haiti Rediscovered, Nathalie Nérée, author of Stand in Faith, and Kara Vaval Ferrier, author of 28,000 Days. Moderated by Gina Athena Ulysse, author of Because When God is Too Busy. (In English, with simultaneous interpretation in Haitian Creole)

Malgre bann limitasyon ak atant sosyete ayisyen an mete sou fanm yo, ekriven fanm yo jwenn vwa yo epi enspire lòt moun. N ap gen kat ekriven motivatè ki pral ofri yon diskisyon kout sou diferan pakou yo te fè pou pibliye premye liv yo, sa gen ladan preparasyon maniskri an epi travay avèk gid yo. Chak otè pral pale de eksperyans li sou kisa sa mande pou w sòti nan foul la, eksplore posibilite kreyatif ak pratik yo lè w ap ekri pou ede tèt ou, epi diskite sou kijan yo libere tèt yo de limitasyon kiltirèl yo ak prejije (en)konsyan yo ki pafwa anpeche fanm yo poze zak sa a ki pa respekte règ yo, ki se ekri onètman sou vi yo. Avèk Rebecca N. Carmant, otè Sunshine on Stormy Seas, Françoise Elizée, otè Haiti Rediscovered, Nathalie Nérée, otè Stand in Faith, ak Kara Vaval Ferrier, otè 28,000 Days. Moderatè: Gina Athena Ulysse, otè Because When God is Too Busy. (Nan lang angle, avèk entèpretasyon an kreyòl ayisyen)