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Marcia Douglas

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Marcia Douglas

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
United Kingdom
Nationality
Jamaican-American
Languages
English
Residence History
United Kingdom (birth) → Kingston, Jamaica → United States

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Poet, Performer
Active Years
1999-2024
Affiliations
University of Colorado Boulder
Nominations
Republic of Consciousness Prize longlist (2016), OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature longlist (2017)

Education

Ohio State University
Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Country: United States
Binghamton University
English
Degree: PhD
Country: United States
Specialized in African American/Caribbean literature and creative writing

Awards

National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts
Result: Fellowship
Creative Capital Award
2020
Organization: Creative Capital
Result: Award
U.K. Poetry Book Society Recommendation
Organization: U.K. Poetry Book Society
Result: Recommendation

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Madam Fate

1999 Novel

Notes from a Writer's Book of Cures and Spells

2005 Novel

The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: a Novel in Bass Riddim

2016 Novel

A whirlwind of a novel that sways to an irresistible beat.

Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom

1999 Poetry

Legacy

Jamaican-American novelist, poet, and performer known for innovative works in Caribbean literature.