Born in Port-au-Prince and educated in France, Yanick Lahens is a writer and teacher who has taught at the University of Haiti and served in the office of the Minister of Culture. A founding member of the Haitian Writers Association, she’s a contributor to the literary magazines Chemins critiques, Cultura, and Boutures. Her first novel, Dans la maison du père, was published in 2000. In 2014, she received the prestigious “Prix Femina” for her fourth novel, Bain de lune. Lahens plays an active role in the cultural development of Haiti.

Yanick Lahens fèt Pòtoprens e li etidye an Frans. Se yon ekriven e yon edikatè ki te pwofesè nan Inivèsite Eta Dayiti. Li te travay nan Ministè Lakilti you. Se youn nan fondatè Asosyasyon Ekriven Aysiyen, e li ekri nan plizyè magazin, tankou paregzanp Chemins critiques, Cultura, avèk Boutures. Premye woman li, Dans la maison du père, te sòti an 2000. An 2014, li te resevwa gwo pri literè “Femina” pou katriyèm woman li, Bain de lune. Yanick gen anpil aktivite l ap mennen nan kad devlòpman kiltirèl Ayiti.