Myriam J. A. Chancy
@myriamjachancy.bsky.social
Haitian/Canadian/American author and literary critic. Latest: Village Weavers '24, What Storm, What Thunder '21, Harvesting Haiti '23, Spirit of Haiti 20th anniversary edition '23. www.myriamjachancy.com
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Hi Everyone! My latest novel is _Village Weavers_ @tinhouse.bsky.social - tracing the lives of two Haitian women from 1940s Port-au-Prince and across decades and continents to the early 2000s in the US - I had an incredible time touring the book last year with a few more dates coming up in 2025!
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The friend who witnessed Michael Brown’s death was shot and killed Sunday morning less than a mile away from where a police officer killed Brown.
Dorian Johnson, witness to Michael Brown’s death, killed in Ferguson
Dorian Johnson died due to injuries sustained during a shooting Sunday morning on Abaco Court, less than a mile away from where a police officer killed Michael Brown in 2014.
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September 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The friend who witnessed Michael Brown’s death was shot and killed Sunday morning less than a mile away from where a police officer killed Brown.
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On #InternationalDayofCharity we celebrate the incredible generosity of people like you who make our work in #Haiti possible. 💙Your support creates lasting change! 👉 Donate today and be part of the movement: give.hopeforhaiti.com/campaign/711...
September 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On #InternationalDayofCharity we celebrate the incredible generosity of people like you who make our work in #Haiti possible. 💙Your support creates lasting change! 👉 Donate today and be part of the movement: give.hopeforhaiti.com/campaign/711...
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NEW WRITING: In my new book, why did I use “space-time” instead of “spacetime” and does it matter? I answer this week in my @newscientist.com column, which your local library can help you access (try Libby!) 🖖🏽 🧪🔭⚛️
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Should it be space-time or spacetime – and why does it matter anyway?
Seeking endorsements for her new book, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein finds herself staring at fundamental questions of space, time – and grammar
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September 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The fire sale at the end of the empire
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Inside the USAID Fire Sale
Around the world, defibrillators, motorbikes, and water towers are being donated, sold, or simply abandoned.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The fire sale at the end of the empire
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"Quebec-based GardaWorld, which has [..] been awarded a US$8-million contract for work on ['Alligator Alcatraz'], has also been awarded more than $100 million in Canadian government contracts since Carney won the Liberal leadership."
#Canada #Florida #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Canada #Florida #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
The Canadian Company Staffing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Carney’s government awarded GardaWorld millions in contracts and isn’t ruling out more.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"Quebec-based GardaWorld, which has [..] been awarded a US$8-million contract for work on ['Alligator Alcatraz'], has also been awarded more than $100 million in Canadian government contracts since Carney won the Liberal leadership."
#Canada #Florida #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Canada #Florida #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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“The achievement of this volume is nothing less than a new approach to literary criticism. TPN takes seriously that poetry pedagogy is impt & needs reshaping. Contributors report from the front lines, giving a whole & accurate picture of the stakes of humanities teaching today” - @mmvty.bsky.social
Shout it out: Poetry 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 everyone 👏🏻!
This is not your New Critics’ How-To. TEACHING POETRY NOW. 31 short essays chock-full of strategies from all types of colleges & classrooms. Coming in Feb from @sunypress.bsky.social. Preorder now. 30% off w/ code SBACK25. sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
This is not your New Critics’ How-To. TEACHING POETRY NOW. 31 short essays chock-full of strategies from all types of colleges & classrooms. Coming in Feb from @sunypress.bsky.social. Preorder now. 30% off w/ code SBACK25. sunypress.edu/Books/T/Teac...
August 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“The achievement of this volume is nothing less than a new approach to literary criticism. TPN takes seriously that poetry pedagogy is impt & needs reshaping. Contributors report from the front lines, giving a whole & accurate picture of the stakes of humanities teaching today” - @mmvty.bsky.social
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René Johannes Kooiker focuses on the magazine Watapana, which published poetry, criticism, fiction, and translations from the Dutch Caribbean between 1968 and 1972, and hosted debates about the politics of language in the Papiamento- and Dutch-speaking islands.
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/ycxah3bx
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/ycxah3bx
July 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
René Johannes Kooiker focuses on the magazine Watapana, which published poetry, criticism, fiction, and translations from the Dutch Caribbean between 1968 and 1972, and hosted debates about the politics of language in the Papiamento- and Dutch-speaking islands.
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/ycxah3bx
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/ycxah3bx
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“This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of federal policy choices — most immediately, sweeping job cuts across public-sector agencies where Black women have long held the strongest foothold in middle-class employment.”
300,000 Black women have left the labor force in 3 months. It’s not a coincidence.
For decades, the public sector has been a lifeline for Black women shut out of economic opportunity. It’s no surprise that Trump's federal downsizing targeted them first, explains gender economist Kat...
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July 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of federal policy choices — most immediately, sweeping job cuts across public-sector agencies where Black women have long held the strongest foothold in middle-class employment.”
Thank you, Bee 🥰
Just finished reading Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social, and I know Sisi and Gertie and their lives in Haiti and beyond will be imprinted on my psyche for a long time. A stunning story of the love between two best friends, and how expansive love can be outside of sexual/romantic love.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thank you, Bee 🥰
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Chair of the 2025 OCM Bocas Nonfiction Prize Judges, Denise deCaires Narain, introduces the winning title in that category, Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social
deCaires Narain says the book has become part of her life, calling it a work of "remarkable fluency"
@tinhouse.bsky.social
deCaires Narain says the book has become part of her life, calling it a work of "remarkable fluency"
@tinhouse.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chair of the 2025 OCM Bocas Nonfiction Prize Judges, Denise deCaires Narain, introduces the winning title in that category, Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social
deCaires Narain says the book has become part of her life, calling it a work of "remarkable fluency"
@tinhouse.bsky.social
deCaires Narain says the book has become part of her life, calling it a work of "remarkable fluency"
@tinhouse.bsky.social
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Heralding her as a "master weaver", Erna Brodber, Chief Judge, announces the winner of the 2025 OCM Prize for Caribbean Literature, Village Weavers
by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social
#OCMBocasPrize #bocas2025 @tinhouse.bsky.social
by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social
#OCMBocasPrize #bocas2025 @tinhouse.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Heralding her as a "master weaver", Erna Brodber, Chief Judge, announces the winner of the 2025 OCM Prize for Caribbean Literature, Village Weavers
by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social
#OCMBocasPrize #bocas2025 @tinhouse.bsky.social
by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social
#OCMBocasPrize #bocas2025 @tinhouse.bsky.social
A beautiful moment 🧡
Thanking her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, the market women of Haiti, and the enduring spirit of Haiti itself, @myriamjachancy.bsky.social accepts the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.
#bocas2025 #OCMBocasPrize
@tinhouse.bsky.social
#bocas2025 #OCMBocasPrize
@tinhouse.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A beautiful moment 🧡
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🏆 Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, @myriamjachancy.bsky.social! 🏆
She has won the 15th annual award for her book, Village Weavers (@tinhouse.bsky.social)
#bocas2025 #OCMBocasPrize
She has won the 15th annual award for her book, Village Weavers (@tinhouse.bsky.social)
#bocas2025 #OCMBocasPrize
May 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
🏆 Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, @myriamjachancy.bsky.social! 🏆
She has won the 15th annual award for her book, Village Weavers (@tinhouse.bsky.social)
#bocas2025 #OCMBocasPrize
She has won the 15th annual award for her book, Village Weavers (@tinhouse.bsky.social)
#bocas2025 #OCMBocasPrize
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💐Congratulations @myriamjachancy.bsky.social !
Winner of the 🏆2025 OCM Bocas Literary Prize for Best Caribbean Book of the past year!
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Winner of the 🏆2025 OCM Bocas Literary Prize for Best Caribbean Book of the past year!
www.bocaslitfest.com/2025/05/03/h...
May 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
💐Congratulations @myriamjachancy.bsky.social !
Winner of the 🏆2025 OCM Bocas Literary Prize for Best Caribbean Book of the past year!
www.bocaslitfest.com/2025/05/03/h...
Winner of the 🏆2025 OCM Bocas Literary Prize for Best Caribbean Book of the past year!
www.bocaslitfest.com/2025/05/03/h...
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#bocas2025 Day 3 featured author panels with @myriamjachancy.bsky.social, Wendell Berkley Semple, @justinhayneswriter.com, and more!
Full album: facebook.com/media/set?va...
#alwayscominghome
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#alwayscominghome
May 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#bocas2025 Day 3 featured author panels with @myriamjachancy.bsky.social, Wendell Berkley Semple, @justinhayneswriter.com, and more!
Full album: facebook.com/media/set?va...
#alwayscominghome
Full album: facebook.com/media/set?va...
#alwayscominghome
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Personal Narrative's submission window is extended! You now have until 5/4 to submit your longform personal narrative essays. Submit: buff.ly/VDL6a2k
April 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Personal Narrative's submission window is extended! You now have until 5/4 to submit your longform personal narrative essays. Submit: buff.ly/VDL6a2k
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FRIENDS - we're raising money for @hopeforhaiti.bsky.social today! Come hang out while we raise money for a good cause! ❤️
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April 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
FRIENDS - we're raising money for @hopeforhaiti.bsky.social today! Come hang out while we raise money for a good cause! ❤️
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day. Support indies any change you get! You can pre-order the Village Weavers paperback from Bookshop, they are offering a discount and free shipping. bookshop.org/p/books/vill...
Village Weavers
Check out Village Weavers - In 1940s' Port-au-Prince, Gertie and Sisi become fast childhood friends, despite being on opposite ends of the social and economic ladder. As young girls, they build their ...
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April 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy Independent Bookstore Day. Support indies any change you get! You can pre-order the Village Weavers paperback from Bookshop, they are offering a discount and free shipping. bookshop.org/p/books/vill...
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Join us at the 2025 Awards Ceremony! Be there for the exciting moment when the overall winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is announced, and witness the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award being presented to the @jwilonline.bsky.social! Doors open at 6 pm!
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
April 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Join us at the 2025 Awards Ceremony! Be there for the exciting moment when the overall winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is announced, and witness the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award being presented to the @jwilonline.bsky.social! Doors open at 6 pm!
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
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🌻Coming next week in paperback!🌻
Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social!
The Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction!
🌻Read more & preorder: bit.ly/VillageWeave...
cc: @bocaslitfest.bsky.social
Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social!
The Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction!
🌻Read more & preorder: bit.ly/VillageWeave...
cc: @bocaslitfest.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🌻Coming next week in paperback!🌻
Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social!
The Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction!
🌻Read more & preorder: bit.ly/VillageWeave...
cc: @bocaslitfest.bsky.social
Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social!
The Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction!
🌻Read more & preorder: bit.ly/VillageWeave...
cc: @bocaslitfest.bsky.social
May is going to be lit 🔥
The excitement is real! Join us on Sat 3 May as @myriamjachancy.bsky.social explores connections and disconnections across lines of class and family, and talks about Village Weavers with Denise deCaires.
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
🌻Coming next week in paperback!🌻
Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social!
The Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction!
🌻Read more & preorder: bit.ly/VillageWeave...
cc: @bocaslitfest.bsky.social
Village Weavers by @myriamjachancy.bsky.social!
The Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction!
🌻Read more & preorder: bit.ly/VillageWeave...
cc: @bocaslitfest.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
May is going to be lit 🔥
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"I get the sense that 'bookseller' is Josh Cook’s dream job. It is for a lot of people; it’s an easy job to romanticize. For myself, I do not dream of labor."
Revisiting this excellent essay, "There's No Such Thing as a Good Book," in Public Books: www.publicbooks.org/there-is-no-...
Revisiting this excellent essay, "There's No Such Thing as a Good Book," in Public Books: www.publicbooks.org/there-is-no-...
There Is No Such Thing as a Good Book: On “The Art of Libromancy” - Public Books
"I do not think bookselling is an art. I think it is a job."
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April 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"I get the sense that 'bookseller' is Josh Cook’s dream job. It is for a lot of people; it’s an easy job to romanticize. For myself, I do not dream of labor."
Revisiting this excellent essay, "There's No Such Thing as a Good Book," in Public Books: www.publicbooks.org/there-is-no-...
Revisiting this excellent essay, "There's No Such Thing as a Good Book," in Public Books: www.publicbooks.org/there-is-no-...
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Beginning in 1940s Port-au-Prince, ranging across decades and continents, @myriamjachancy.bsky.social's Village Weavers by — winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction — explores connections and disconnections across lines of class and family.
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
@tinhouse.bsky.social
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
@tinhouse.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Beginning in 1940s Port-au-Prince, ranging across decades and continents, @myriamjachancy.bsky.social's Village Weavers by — winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Fiction — explores connections and disconnections across lines of class and family.
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
@tinhouse.bsky.social
#bocas2025 #alwayscominghome
@tinhouse.bsky.social
Hello & thank you Bocas, Trinidad & Tobago for recognizing _Village Weavers_!
I will be seeing you soon!
I will be seeing you soon!
April 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Hello & thank you Bocas, Trinidad & Tobago for recognizing _Village Weavers_!
I will be seeing you soon!
I will be seeing you soon!
Congrats @beequammie.bsky.social !! 🥰🥰
Talking about my book on national TV today was a surreal moment. Like, this is my life? Yes, this is my life.
April 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Congrats @beequammie.bsky.social !! 🥰🥰