Joanne C. Hillhouse

Joanne C. Hillhouse
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Ottos, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
EducationChrist the King High School; Antigua State College; University of the West Indies
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist and educator
AwardsAnthony N. Sagba Award (Arts & Letters), 2023
Websitejhohadli.wordpress.com

Joanne C. Hillhouse (born 1973) is a creative writer, journalist, producer and educator from Antigua and Barbuda.[1] Her writing encompasses novels, short stories, poetry and children's books, and she has contributed to many publications in the Caribbean region as well as internationally, among them the anthologies Pepperpot (2014) and New Daughters of Africa (2019). Hillhouse's books include the poetry collection On Becoming (2003), the novellas The Boy from Willow Bend (2003) and Dancing Nude in the Moonlight (2004), the children's books Fish Outta Water and With Grace, the novel Oh Gad! (2012), and the young adult novel Musical Youth (2014), which was runner-up for the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature.[2][3] She was named by Literary Hub as one of "10 Female Caribbean Authors You Should Know".[4][5] An advocate for the development of the arts in Antigua and Barbuda, she founded the Wadadli Youth Pen Prize in 2004.[6]

  1. ^ "Joanne C. Hillhouse" at ecrivainsdelacaraibe.com, Association of Caribbean writers.
  2. ^ "Joanne Hillhouse – Caribbean Young Adult Literature, Shortlisted, 2014", CODE Burt Literary Awards.
  3. ^ "Joanne C. Hillhouse" at adda, Commonwealth Writers.
  4. ^ Gerty Dambury, "10 Female Caribbean Authors You Should Know And Add to Your American Lit Syllabus", Literary Hub, 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ Imran Mojib, "Over 60 luminaries to topline Sharjah book fair", Gulf Today, 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ Lisa Allen-Agostini, "Budding pens: the Wadadli Pen writing competition", Caribbean Beat, Issue 118 (November/December 2012).