Cynthia Wilson was born in Barbados in 1934. She graduated from the University College of the West Indies, Jamaica, with a BA in history, Latin and English in 1957. Wilson worked as a high school English teacher in Jamaica and Morocco, before returning home in 1969, and serving in Barbados' Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Caribbean Tourism Research Centre. She was instrumental in establishing the National Independence Festival of creative Arts (NIFCA) in 1973. The president of Stage One Theatre Productions (1980-1982) and manager of the Barbados Dance Theatre Company (1985-1988), Wilson has also served as chairperson of the Association of Caribbean Theatre Artists (ACTA) and a director of the CARICOM Foundation for Arts and Culture. The writing of poetry and stories has been a consistent but mostly private part of Wilson's life and professional career, and SAME SEA...ANOTHER WAVE is her first book. Awards and honors include the the Bussa Award, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill Humanities Scholar, University of the West Indies at Mona Distinguished Graduate Award, and the Earl Warner Trust Lifetime Achievement Award.
