Sharon Dorival and Huguette St. Hilaire are poets and collaborators. Their work has won several awards, including the Golden Drum Award (Huguette) and the Emily Dickinson Award (Sharon). They are passionate about the arts, dancing, creating things, teaching, and poetry. Huguette is a writer, musician, and music teacher. Her plays and short stories have been produced locally in Dominica, and she is an adjudicator for several cultural and Calypso shows. She is a songwriter, arranger, and the tutor of the music program at the Dominica Institute for the Arts. Although this is Huguette's first book, she has two poems published in Mother's Embrace (2022). In her free time, Huguette farms, bakes, drives, sell herbs and teas, and helps at her local Cultural Division. Huguette lives in Dominica with her husband and their dog, Rex. Sharon is a prolific writer and avid reader. She has published a dozen books, including Tricks on the Mind (2019), Martha Dreams (2019), Monkey Mind Madness (2020), and Where Are You Mom? (2022). She is a member of the Dominica Arts and Literary Association, Sistahs With Ink, Passion of Poetry, and Creation and Beyond, among others. Outside of writing, Sharon exercises at the outdoor gym, reads, spends time with older adults, and makes traditional rugs with empty rice bags and pieces of cloth. Sharon lives in Canada with her husband, three children, and their dog, Cuante.
