Jamaica Kincaid
Renowned Antigua-born author Jamaica Kincaid received the 2024 St. Louis Literary Award on April 25, 2024.
Video of the 2024 St. Louis Literary Award Ceremony honoring author Jamaica Kincaid.
Author Jamaica Kincaid gives a craft talk at Saint Louis University.
About Jamaica Kincaid
The Antigua-born Kincaid explores themes of colonialism, gender and sexuality, racism, class, and familial relationships in her work. She came to the United States as a teenager and as a young woman began writing columns and stories for Ingénue, The Village Voice and Ms.
Kincaid published her first book in 1983, “At the Bottom of the River,” is a collection of short stories and reflections. She is the author of the novels “Annie John,” “Lucy,” and “See Now Then,” and the more personal books “The Autobiography of My Mother,” “Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya,” and “My Brother,” which explores the death from AIDS of her younger brother.