Pamela Mordecai

Pamela Mordecai was born in Jamaica. She has published five collections of poetry, five children's books, a book of short fiction, and a reference work on Jamaica (with her husband, Martin). She has also edited/coedited anthologies of Caribbean writing as well as numerous textbooks In 2010, her play, "El Numero Uno" had its world premiere at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in Toronto. Her poems have been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Award for Poetry and the Bridport Prize (UK). She is the recipient of The Institute of Jamaica’s Centenary Medal, Jamaica’s Vic Reid Award for Children’s Writing, and the Burla Award. Pamela lives in Kitchener.