User:Msjudith2022/sandbox/Judith Annique François Biography

Judith Annique François was born January 11, 1986, is a Haitian-American poet, novelist, essayist, short story, and children's book writer. Her first book, Breakthrough to New Beginnings, A Poet's Journey, was a collection of 40 poems published in 2021. François earned her MFA (Masters in Fine Arts) in Creative Writing from Roosevelt University in December 2020.

Early Life

Judith was born in Port-Salut, a small coastal town in Souther Haiti. At just two weeks old, her mother moved with her to Port-Au-Prince to live with Judith's paternal grandmother. When she was two, Judith's mother immigrated to Paris, France, while Judith stayed in Haiti with her grandmother. Seven years later (when Judith was nine years old) her mother, married Nicles François and returned to Haiti for one year before moving to Chicago, IL. One year later, Judith joined her mother in Chicago in April 1997. Judith was eleven years old when she immigrated to the states. In addition to her mother and step-father, Judith was also joined by her two older step-brothers, Guy and Albert François. In September 1997, her mother gave birth to her younger brother, McLinder François.

Education