Erika J. Waters

Erika J. Waters
Born
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationNew York University; University of New Mexico
Occupation(s)Editor, academic and critic
EmployerUniversity of the Virgin Islands
Known forFounding editor of The Caribbean Writer

Erika J. Waters is an American editor, academic and critic. She was the founding editor[1][2] of the literary journal The Caribbean Writer in 1986 and has published critical works on Caribbean literature and on women's literature, notably on writers including Caryl Phillips,[3] Una Marson[4][5] and Jean Rhys.[6]

  1. ^ "The Caribbean Writer Publishes 23rd Issue", St Croix Source, 17 September 2009.
  2. ^ "The Caribbean Writer Publishes Its Milestone 25th Anniversary Issue Dedicated to Haiti / Ayiti", Bajan Reporter, July 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Waters, Erika J.,"An Interview with Caryl Phillips: 'I Am What I Am Because I Was Born There'", intr. by Reinhard W. Sander, Caribbean Writer, 9 (1995), pp. 102–114.
  4. ^ Smilowitz, Erika, "'Weary of Life and All My Heart's Dull Pain': The Poetry of Una Marson", in Critical Issues in West Indian Literature, 1984, pp. 19–32.
  5. ^ Waters, Erika J. "'I Like Me Black Face and Me Kinky Hair'". Wellesley Centers for Women. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Smilowitz, Erika (1986). "Childlike Women and Paternal Men: Colonialism in Jean Rhys's Fiction". Ariel: A Review of International English Literature. 17 (4). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2012.