O’rldine Doxa, winner of the Jacques Stephen Alexis short story competition

The College Jacques Stephen Alexis, located in Bon Repos, commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, officially awarded, this Friday, June 3, 2022, the prizes of the Jacques Stephen Alexis short story contest. 4 participants were rewarded.

O’rldine Doxa, student of the new secondary III is the winner of the first edition of the Grand Prix Jacques Stephen Alexis of the News. For the members of the jury, her work, “Passion in the desert” is a remarkable work. “O’rldine Doxa is a confirmed writer. His work is beyond the understanding of the members of the jury,” said Raphael Belizaire, president of the jury.

This distinction makes O’rldine Doxa proud, but she believes she could do better. “I did not have enough time to perfect my writing,” she said, noting that the next step will be the publication of her short story.

Four out of six participants, mostly students from the new Secondary 4, were rewarded for their efforts. O’rldine Doxa received books, a tablet and a gift certificate from the college administration. Samuela Dalmacy (The Legacy of the Settlers’ House), ranked 2nd, Marthalie Charles (Lea and Saul) 3rd and Noncent Kaïnejy ( The Ultimate Punishment) received books and gift certificates.

“The effort deserves to be rewarded,” said Widly Jean, poet, head of the cultural section of the College Jacques Stephen Alexis, at the award ceremony. The author of Jacques Stephen Alexis in twenty-two pieces of sunshine praised the determination and desire to write of the six participants. “The students have highlighted the knowledge acquired in the creative writing workshop led by the Haitian writer Gary Victor on Sunday, February 13, 2022,” recalled Widly Jean.

For three hours on February 22, Gary Victor, writer, professor of dramaturgy at the Faculty of Humanities of the State University of Haiti, presented to students of the College Jacques Stephen Alexis the basic principles of organizing a story. The author felt that such an initiative is of great importance at the secondary level considering that there are students who read a lot and want to write.