M.J. Fievre’s short stories and poems in English have appeared in Haiti Noir (Akashic Books, 2011), The Mom Egg, Healthy Stories, Writer’s Digest, The Caribbean Writer, and Daily Bites of Flesh: 365 Days of Flash Fiction.

Born in Port-au-Prince, M.J. Fievre is the author of several mystery novels and children’s books in French. Her latest publications include Les Fantasmes de Sophie (2007) and Sortilège Haïtien (2011).

M.J. got her MFA from the Creative Writing program at Florida International University. She loves coconut shrimp, piña coladas, her dog Wiskee, and a good story. Anton Chekhov is one of her favorite writers.

She is a regular contributor to the online publication The Nervous Breakdown (a magazine featuring the work of published and emerging authors, poets, and other artists from around the world) and a proud member of the Miami Poetry Collective, famous for its Poem Depot, a regular feature of Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk.

M.J. is also the founding editor of Sliver of Stone, a bi-annual, online literary magazine dedicated to the publication of work from both emerging and established poets, writers, and visual artists from all parts of the globe.