Some Contemporary Authors
Living in Haiti:
- Frankétienne (1936 -)
- Lyonel Trouillot (1956 -)
- Gary Victor (1958 -)
Living in the US or Canada:
- Anthony Phelps (1928 -)
- Émile Ollivier (1940–2002)
- Gary Klang (1940 -)
- Josaphat-Robert Large (1942 -)
- Joel Des Rosiers (1951 -)
- Dany Laferrière (1953 -)
- Marie-Célie Agnant
- Stanley Péan (1966 -)
- Edwidge Danticat (1969 -)
Living in France:
- René Depestre (1926 -)
- Jean Métellus (1937 -)
- Jean-Claude Charles (1949 - 2008)
- Louis-Philippe Dalembert (1962-)
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