Past Events
March 2017
First Draft: Ébauches & Banbòch (March 2017)
“First Draft: Ébauches & Banbòch” is a series of writing workshops conducted in a fun (banbòch!), supportive and professional environment. It serves as a platform for writers with French/Creole Caribbean ties and various levels of writing experience as they learn/sharpen effective writing techniques to give voice to stories about the Caribbean-American experience. Marie-Ketsia Theodore-Pharel will lead our workshop in English, French, and Haitian Creole. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel (Ketsia) currently lives in Homestead, Florida,…
April 2017
CARIBBEAN: ILLUMINATE! French Guyana, Haiti, Guadeloupe
IN FRENCH – with simultaneous interpretation “Caribbean: Illuminate!” is a series of unflinching, provocative, maybe uncomfortable, but definitely inspiring round tables focused on Caribbean literature and history. Caribbean authors will discuss their work, along with their lived and inherited experiences, in order to illuminate reality and take the audience on a journey through the many chapters of modern Caribbean life/history. Featuring authors from: French Guyana, Haiti, Guadeloupe Françoise Loe-Mie, Margaret Papillon, and Yamilé Stitt…