Authors of the Caribbean A-Z
a directory
The Caribbean has long been a wellspring of powerful voices, weaving together stories shaped by history, migration, resistance, and cultural fusion. From the lyrical cadences of oral traditions to the sharp critiques of colonial legacies, Caribbean writers have carved out a literary space that is at once deeply personal and profoundly global. Their works explore themes of identity, belonging, race, gender, and the lasting impact of slavery and colonialism, while also celebrating the vibrancy, humor, and resilience of island life. Whether through poetry, novels, or essays, Caribbean authors invite readers to step into worlds where memory and imagination collide, offering perspectives that continue to influence and reshape global literature.
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Aboud, James Christopher (b.1956). Trinidad
Agard, John (b. 1949). Guyana
Akal, Savi Naipaul (1938 – 2024). Trinidad
Alan, Ezekiel. Jamaica
Alleyne, Lauren K. (b. 1979). Trinidad
Andwele (AJA), Adisa. Barbados
Anthony, Michael (1930-2023). Trinidad
Arthur, Kevyn Alan (b. 1942). Barbados
Augier, Adrian. St. Lucia
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Bagoo, Andre. Trinidad
Baldeosingh, Kevin (b. 1963). Trinidad
Barrett, Carlton Lindsay (b. 1941). Jamaica
Baugh, Edward Alston Cecil (1936-2023). Jamaica
Benjamin, Joel. Guyana
Bennett-Coverley, Louise (1919-2006). Jamaica
Bethel, Marion (b. 1953). Bahamas
Bharath. Rhoda. Trinidad
Bishop, Jacqueline. Jamaica
Bisnauth. Dale (1936-2013). Guyana
Bissoondath, Neil Devindra (b. 1955). Trinidad
Bissundyal, Churaumanie (1950-2018). Guyana
Bonair-Agard, Roger. Trinidad
Bonner, Andrene. Jamaica
Boodoo-Fortune, Danielle. Trinidad
Booker, Malika (b. 1970). Guyana/Grenada
Braithwaite, E. R. (1912-2016). Guyana
Brathwaite, Kamau (1930-2020). Barbados
Breeze, Jean Binta (1956-2021). Jamaica
Brewster, Yvonne (b. 1938). Jamaica
Brodber, Erma (b. 1940). Jamaica
Brown, Lloyd. Jamaica
Brown, Wayne (1944-2009). Trinidad
Browne-Bannister, Tammi. Antigua
Burnham, Forbes (1923-1985). Guyana
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Campbell, Christian (b. 1979). Trinidad/Bahamas
Campbell, George (1916-1994). Jamaica
Campbell, Hazel (1940-2018). Jamaica
Capildeo, Anthony Vahni. (b. 1973). Trinidad
Carberry, H. D. (1921-1989). Jamaica
Carew, Jan Rynveld (1920-2012). Guyana
Carnegie, James (1938-2007). Jamaica
Carter, Martin (1927-1997). Guyana
Césaire, Aimé (1913-2008). Martinique
Cezair Thompson, Margaret. Jamaica
Condé, Maryse (1934-2024). Guadeloupe
Chamoiseau, Patrick (b. 1953). Martinique
Chan, Brian (b. 1949). Guyana
Chancy, Myriam J (b. 1970). Haiti
Chanderbali, David. Guyana
Channer, Colin (b. 1953). Jamaica
Charles, Faustin (b. 1944). Trinidad
Clarke, Austin (1934-2016). Barbados
Chin. Staceyann (b. 1972). Jamaica
Coke, Frances. Jamaica
Collins, Merle (b. 1950). Grenada
Collymore, Frank Appleton (1893-1980). Barbados
Cooper, Afua. Jamaica
Craig, Christine (b. 1943). Jamaica
Crooks, Jacqueline. Jamaica
Cumper, Patricia (b. 1954). Jamaica
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Dabydeen, Cyril (b. 1945). Guyana
Dabydeen, David (b. 1957). Guyana
Dambury, Gerty (b. 1957). Guadeloupe
Das, Mahadai (1954-2003). Guyana
Danticat, Edwidge (b. 1969). Haiti
D’Costa, Jean (b. 1937). Jamaica
Dawes, Kwame (b. 1962). Jamaica/Ghana
Dawes, Neville (1926-1984). Jamaica/Ghana
Dennis, Ferdinand (b. 1956). Jamaica
Dennis-Benn, Nicole (b. 1982). Jamaica
Diaz, Junot, (b. 1968 ). Dominican Republic
Douglas, Marcia (b. 1961). Jamaica
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Edward, Summer (b. 1986). Trinidad
Ellis, Garfield (1960 - 2018). Jamaica
Escoffery, Gloria (1923-2002). Jamaica
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Flanagan, Brenda (b. 1949) Trinidad
Fanon, Frantz Omar (1925-1961). Martinique
Fergus, Sir Howard Archibald (1937-2023). Montserrat
Figueroa, John (1920-1999). Jamaica
Forbes, Curdella (b. 1957). Jamaica
Franklin, Brian (b. 1998). Barbados
Fulani, Ifeona Jamaica
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Gauntlett, Delores (b. 1949). Jamaica
Gayle, Wandeka Jamaica
Gilkes, Michael (1933-2020). Guyana
Gilroy, Beryl Agatha (1924-2001). Guyana
Glissant, Édouard (1928-2011). Martinique
Gonzalez, Anson Trinidad
Goodison, Lorna (b. 1942). Jamaica
Gosine, Vishnu (b. 1946). Trinidad
Goulbourne, Jean Jamaica
Graham, Millicent A. A Jamaica
Gray, Cecil (1923-2020). Trinidad
Greaves, Stanley (b. 1934). Guyana
Guillen, Nicolas (1902-1989). Cuba
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Harris, Denise (b. 1950). Guyana
Harris, Wilson (1921-2018). Guyana
Hazle, Vjange (b. 1959). Jamaica
Hearne, John Edgar Colwell (1926-1994). Jamaica
Henfrey, June (1939-1992). Barbados
Hillhouse, Joanne C (b. 1973). Antigua
Hippolyte, Kendel (b. 1952). St. Lucia
Hodge, Merle (b. 1944). Trinidad
Honeyghan, Glasceta Jamaica
Hopkinson, Abdhur Rahman Slade (1934-1993). Guyana
Hopkinson, Nalo (b. 1960). Jamaica
Hosein, Kevin Jared (b. 1986). Trinidad
Hutchinson, Ishion (b. 1983). Jamaica
Hyatt, Charles Eglerton (1931-2007). Jamaica
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Jackson, Carl Barbados
James, CLR (1901-1989). Trinidad
James, Marlon (b. 1970). Jamaica
Jardim, Keith Trinidad
Jefferson-Miles, Andrew Guyana
Jenkins, Barbara (b. 1941). Trinidad
Jenkins, Hortense Jamaica
Jennings, Danielle (b. 1983). Jamaica
Jin, Meiling (b. 1963). Guyana
Johnson, Linton Kwesi (b. 1952). Jamaica
Jones, Cherie S A (b. 1974). Barbados
Jones, Evan (1927 – 2023). Jamaica
Joseph, Anthony (b. 1966). Trinidad
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Kallicharan, Laxmi (1951-2002). Guyana
Kellman, Anthony (b. 1955). Barbados
Kempadoo, Peter Lauchmonen (1926-2019). Guyana
Kempedoo, Oonya (b. 1962). Guyana
Khan, Ismith (1925-2002). Trinidad
Khemraj, Harischandra (b. 1944). Guyana
Kincaid, Jamaica (b. 1949). Antigua
King Hippolyte, Jane (b. 1952). St. Lucia
King-Aribisala, Karen Guyana
Klonaris, Helen Bahamas
Knight, Clyde Jos (b. 1951). Jamaica
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Lambert, David Trinidad
Lamming, George (1927-2022). Barbados
Laughlin, Nicholas (b. 1975). Trinidad
Leach, Sharon Jamaica
Lee, John Robert (b. 1948). St. Lucia
Lewis Brown, Alscess US Virgin Island
Lim, Ann Margaret (b. 1987). Jamaica
Lloyd Banwo,Ayanna (b. 1980). Trinidad
Long, Earl (b. 1945). St. Lucia
Lord, Karen (b. 1968). Barbados
Lovelace, Earl Wilbert (b. 1935). Trinidad
Lucien, Vladimir St. Lucia
Lynch, Richard B Barbados
Lyons, John (b. 1933). Trinidad
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Maas, Sharon (b. 1951). Guyana
MacDermot , Thomas (Tom Redcam) (1870-1933). Jamaica
MacDonald, Antonia St. Lucia
Maharaj, Rabindranath (b. 1955). Trinidad
Mais, Roger (1905-1955). Jamaica
Manley, Edna Swithenbank (1900-1987). Jamaica
Manley, Michael (1924-1997). Jamaica
Manley, Rachel (b. 1955). Jamaica
Manoo-Rahming, Lelawattee (b. 1960). Trinidad
Markham, E.A. (1939-2008). Montserrat
Marson, Una (1905-1965). Jamaica
Mather, Janice Lynn (b. 1981). Bahamas
Matthews, Marc Guyana
McAndrew, Wordsworth (1936-2008). Guyana
McCallum, Shara (b. 1972). Jamaica
McCaulay, Diana Jamaica
McDonald, Ian (b. 1933). Trinidad/Guyana
Mc Ivor, Breanne Trinidad
McKay, Claude (1890-1948). Jamaica
McKenzie, Alecia (b. 1962). Jamaica
McKenzie, Earl (b. 1943). Jamaica
McNeill, Anthony (1941-1996). Jamaica
McWatt, Mark Guyana
Melville,Pauline (b. 1948). Guyana
Millar, Sharon Trinidad
Miller, Kei (b. 1978). Jamaica
Minott, Monica Jamaica
Mir, Pedro (1913-2000). Dominican Republic
Mittelholzer, Edgar Austin (1909–1965). Guyana
Mohammed, Sharlow (b. 1949). Trinidad
Monar, Rooplall (b. 1945). Guyana
Mordecai, Pamela (b. 1942). Jamaica
Morgan, Shauna M. Jamaica
Morris, Mervyn (b. 1937). Jamaica
Mutabaruka (Alan Hope) (b. 1952). Jamaica
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Nagamootoo, Moses (b. 1947). Guyana
Naipaul, Seepersad (1906-1953). Trinidad
Naipaul, Shiva (1945-1985). Trinidad
Naipaul, V.S. (1932-2018. Trinidad
Nichols, Grace (b. 1950). Guyana
Nimblett, Anton Trinidad
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O’Brien, Brandon (b. 1990). Trinidad
Onuora, Oku Nagba Ozala (b. 1952). Jamaica
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Padmore, George Trinidad and Tobago 1903-1959
Palmer Adisa, Opal Jamaica 1954
Palmer, C Everard Jamaica 1930-2013
Palmer, Pat Jamaica
Patterson, Orlando Jamaica 1940
Persaud, Lakshmi (1937-2024). Trinidad
Persaud, Sasenarine Guyana
Phillios, Caryl (b. 1958). St. Kitts
Phillips, Esther Barbados
Philp, Geoffrey (b. 1958). Jamaica
Pollard, Velma (1937-2025). Jamaica
Powell, Patricia (b. 1966). Jamaica
Providence, Debra St. Vincent
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Questel, Victor D. (b. 1949). Trinidad
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Rahim, Jennifer (1963-2023). Trinidad
Ramchand, Kenneth (b. 1939) Trinidad
Ramcharitar, Raymond Trinidad
Ramlochan, Shivanee (b. 1986). Trinidad
Rankine, Claudia (b. 1963). Jamaica
Reid, Victor Stafford (1913-1987). Jamaica
Rhys, Jean (1890-1979). Dominica
Roach, Eric Merton/Merton Maloney (1915-1974). Tobago
Robinson, Colin Trinidad
Robinson, Roger (b. 1967). Trinidad
Rodney, Walter Anthony (1942-1980). Guyana
Roffey, Monique Pauline (b. 1965). Trinidad
Rohlehr, Gordon (1942–2023). Guyana
Roopnaraine, Rupert (b. 1943). Guyana
Royes, Heather Jamaica
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Salkey, Andrew (1928-1995). Jamaica
Santos-Febres, Mayra (b. 1966). Puerto Rico
Scott, Dennis (1939-1991). Jamaica
Sekou, Lasana M. (b. 1959). St. Martin
Selvon, Samuel (1923-1994). Trinidad
Senior, Olive (b. 1941). Jamaica
Shepherd, Verene (b. 1960). Jamaica
Shewcharan, Narmala Guyana
Shinebourne, Jan Lowe (b. 1947). Guyana
Shirley, Tanya (b. 1976). Jamaica
Sinclair, Safiya (b. 1984). Jamaica
Smith, Malachi Jamaica
Smith, M. G. (1921-1993). Jamaica
Springer, Eintou Pearl (b. 1944). Trinidad
St. Omer, Garth (1931-2018). St. Lucia
Subran, Portia Trinidad
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Walcott, Derek (1930-2017). St. Lucia
Walrond, Eric Derwent (1898-1966). Guyana
Warner, Lennox Montserrat
Weir-Soley, Donna Aza Jamaica
Williams, Denis (1923-1988). Guyana
Winkler, Anthony (1942-2015). Jamaica
Wynter, Sylvia (b. 1928). Cuba
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Yanique, Tiphanie (b. 1978). U.S. Virgin Islands
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