Marcia Douglas

Marcia Douglas is the author of novels and poems and performs the one-woman show, “Natural Herstory.” She teaches creative writing and Caribbean literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder. “The Marvellous Equations of the Dread” was longlisted for the 2016 Republic of Consciousness Prize and the 2017 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. It was published by New Directions in July 2018.

News and Reviews:

‘Marvellous Equations’ Pulses with Rhythmic Power (NPR)
The Marvellous Equations of the Dread (LitHub)
Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2018 Book Preview (The Millions)
These Are The Summer’s Best Foreign Novels (Vanity Fair)
10 Female Caribbean Authors You Should Know (LitHub)
Becoming the Brown Girl in the Ring (The New York Review of Books)


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