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Sheila C. Williams

Sheila C. Williams

| Literature
Sheila Williams was born in Aruba in 1955 and came to Sint-Maarten when she was 8 years old. Her parents are originally from Grand Case.
Ruby Bute

Ruby Bute

| Literature - Painting
Ruby Bute (born 1943) is a painter, storyteller, and writer of Saint Martin.
Ras Changa

Ras Changa

| Literature
Ras Changa was born on Aruba in 1957. He has lived in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and The Netherlands, and is now residing in St. Maarten.
Lucy Baker

Lucy Baker

| Literature - Painting
Lucy Baker was born in California in 1928. She went to school in Germany and the United States. She is also a painter of mainly water colours. She moved to St. Maarten in 1982.
Esther Bradshaw-Gumbs

Esther Bradshaw-Gumbs

| Literature
Esther Bradshaw-Gumbs was born in St. Maarten and is a Sundial high school graduate. Her poems have appeared in various local publications.
Debbie Jack

Debbie Jack

| Literature - Painting
Drisana Deborah Jack holds a BA in communications with a main focus on tv and film production, which she obtained in 1993. She is not only a writer, but also a painter and photographer.
Charles Borromeo Hodge

Charles Borromeo Hodge

| Literature
Charles Borromeo Hodge was born in November 1939 in Aruba to St. Maarten parents. He was raised in St. Maarten and Curaçao.
Wycliffe Smith

Wycliffe Smith

| Literature
Wycliffe Smith was born on Saba. After obtaining his Mulo diploma in St. Maarten, he studied in Holland and graduated in 1971 as a fully qualified teacher.
Loekie Morales

Loekie Morales

| Literature
Loekie Morales was born on Curacao, part of The Netherlands Antilles. In 1979 she went to The Netherlands, where she studied to become a teacher in geography and history.
N. Erna Mae Francis

N. Erna Mae Francis

| Literature
N. Erna Mae Francis was born in Antigua. She holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of Tampa and minors in mass communication and French.
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