Born in Port-au-Prince, where she still resides, Emmelie Prophete is a poet, novelist, journalist, and director of the National Library of Haiti. Her publications include Blue (Le testament des solitudes), which earned her the Grand Prix litteraire de l'Association des ecrivains de langue francaise (ADELF) in 2009; Le reste du temps (2010), which tells the story of her special relationship with journalist Jean Dominique, who was murdered in 2000; Impasse Dignite (2012); and Le bout du monde est une fenetre (2015).
