Haitian Author Edwidge Danticat Wins The Genius Award

Haitian Author Edwidge Danticat Wins The Genius Award Thursday September 24, 2009 03:55 PM ET Haiti-born writer Edwidge Danticat has won the prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship, nicknamed the Genius Award. She has just won the biggest honor of her career, according to an article by Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald, an honor that also comes with some DOLA! YEP! $500,000 US...  Se Pa Goud non... Dola vetttttt... See more photos here...   In a video interview with the markup more calls are foundation Edwidge Danticat says: "I wrote about a Haitian American experience in the United States... I was inspired very much by storytelling... growing up in Haiti I was told lots of stories and... wanted in my own way to become a storyteller" Watch the video... You want to hear something funny? I was told lots of stories too... and I have been telling lots of stories... BUT... I never knew that you can win an award that comes with half a million dollars by telling great stories.  I have been writing on the Internet for almost ten years and I bought a book called Get That Novel Started" by Donna Levin almost ten years ago and... I never got that not all started! Edwidge Danticat, my dear sister, You inspire me, you really do. I mean you've inspired me before but now you just gave me 500,000 new inspirations and reasons to get something started. Edwidge Danticat made her debut as a novelist in 1994 with Breath, Eyes, Memory. and since then, she has written eight books. She recently finished a collection of essays she is currenly working on a new novel. It is always wonderful to hear these great stories about Haitian men and women who are achieving great success outside of Haiti. And I am always proud to find these stories and to share them with you. If you are as inspired reading this as I am writing it then I will feel that I did something right Congratulations Edwidge Danticat When you achieve such great level of success I believe that all of us Haitians are proud of you, our country, and ourselves. Thank you again Email | Permalink REPLY to this article | 4 Comments Share this: Twitter  Facebook  More Also read these articles? Voila Teams Up With The Red Cross For A New Haiti SMS Campaign IDT Donates USD $10, 000 To American Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief Video: Wyclef Jean Interview In French, En Francais, Oui, C'est Vrai! Hurricane Colin Could Be Haiti's Next Threat The Future Of Haitian-Americans Is In Jeopardy   Reader Comments (4) Rose-marie says: I Am Proud He, tha's awesome, keep it up, I am in love with literature and it's an honour to me to know that a fellow Haitians has reached that level, but I also know that winning a prize is not what makes you a grest writer, but what you do in the souls of your readers. good luck and enjoy writinG, I can't wait to get my hands on one of your books. but I don't think they are available in the country I live. Twitter  Facebook  More REPLY   Monique says: Congratulations! Dear Edwidge, I saw you at a book reading in Hyattsville, Maryland. You brought the crowd to tears when you read about the death of your uncle and father. You are a powerful writer! I am inspired by your work, your voice, and your influence! Thank you for reminding me that I will always be Haitian. That puts a smile on my face. Congratulations! Twitter  Facebook  More REPLY   Franck Larece says: Re: Haitian Author Edwidge Danticat Wins The Genius Award Congratulations Edwidge, You make Haitians proud. Keep up the good work. Twitter  Facebook  More REPLY   Yolette M. Saintiny says: Re: Haitian Author Edwidge Danticat Wins The Genius Award I have enjoyed your writings throughout the years; you make us proud. Congratulations Edwidge! Yolette M. Saintiny, Esq. Twitter  Facebook  More REPLY   Leave your comment Name (required) E-mail (will not be published) (required)   <<   Enter code « Back To Main Newer post: Bill Clinton Talks About Haiti, Watch The Video Older post: Senator Edward M. Kennedy, His Impact on Haiti