Alecia McKenzie
Her other published books include Stories from Yard, Doctor’s Orders, When the Rain Stopped in Natland and Sweetheart. Her work has also appeared in literary magazines and various anthologies such as Stories from Blue Latitudes, Global Tales and the first Girls’ Night In. Sweetheart was the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize Caribbean Regional Winner. You can read more about the Prize at Commonwealth Writers.
In 2017, the French translation of Sweetheart (Trésor) was awarded the Prix Carbet des Lycéens, chosen by students in Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique and from the Lycée International in London.
Alecia attended Alpha Academy in Kingston, holds an MSc from Columbia University in New York, a B.A. from Troy (State) University, and has done postgraduate studies in London. She taught Communications and Creative Writing at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Vesalius College) in Belgium for 12 years and occasionally does creative writing workshops in Paris, along with reporting for a news agency and contributing articles to New African magazine.
Alecia produced the cover artwork for two of her books, and her paintings have been exhibited in several cities, including Kingston, New York and Paris. Besides Jamaica, she has lived in the United States, Belgium, the UK, Singapore and France. She and her family currently share their time mainly between the Caribbean and Europe.
Titles featuring Alecia McKenzie
- Stories from YardPrice: £7.99
- SweetheartPrice: £8.99
Book reviews for Alecia McKenzie
- Stories from YardPrice: £7.99
Review written by Andrea Downer for Jamaica Gleaner Review written by Sharon Leach for The Jamaica Observer - SweetheartPrice: £8.99
Review written by James Ellsmoor for Forbes Review written by Candace Fertile for Maple Tree Literary Supplement