Felicia Hernandez

Felicia Hernandez was born on 15 April, 1932 in the small town of Dangriga, in southern Belize, where she now resides.  She is married to Eugene Hernandez and migrated to San Jose, California in1970, where they raised their seven children. Felicia worked at various jobs while being the homemaker. She was a columnist for the San Jose Sun and a school teacher at the Alum Rock School District. Her interest in the Garifuna culture led her to write Narenga, as a tool to help young people learn and practice Garifuna. Her first book I Don't Know You, But I Love You: Write Me a Letter? was published by Shameless Hussy Press in Berkeley, CA in 1978. Felicia's stories have also appeared in the Aftermath of Invisibility through the New Orleans Writer's Conference at Xavier University. She also contributed a collection of short stories for the Maryland Press. She subsequently wrote Reflections and Those Ridiculous Years for distribution in Belize. She is currently working on a collection of Garifuna folklore and Gaddie Fil's "A Child Grows Up."

Angela Gegg

Angela Gegg is one of Belize's leading female artists. She has been featured in over twenty Joint and Solo Art Shows and has been a part of Art Exhibits in Belize, Texas, New York, Miami and Trinidad.

Her solo exhibits include "Subconscious Works of Art" in July of 2004; "Proshka, the Artist in Action" in April 2005; "Hottt Chicks Can Paint Too" in July of 2006, which was a massive Art Event, Book Launch, and Spoken Word DVD premier at the Image Factory in Belize City.

Angela represents her county in Trinidad as her artwork hangs in the famous Clico

Gallery. In late 2005 she was selected for the "Art of Caribbean Women" Calendar for 2006, which was launched in the Port of Spain. That same year her artwork was auctioned at an FCCA event in Florida. She is also featured in Made in Belize, a book on and about Belizean Artists, which was launched in 2007; she is one of only eight female artists in the book.Angela performed for the launching of the G2 Spoken Word CD and was one of the two main features on the CD which was released in 2007.This same year she was also invited to the University of Belize in Belmopan as part of "An Encounter with Women Writers," and spoke at their Women in Literature forum. In 2008, she was invited to participate in and is featured in "The Other Voices Poetry Project," a cyber-anthology through UNESCO.

Angela is the author of The Light, the Dark and Everything in Between, a 200-page book on her poetry and art published in 2006. As a spoken word performance artist, she has been on stage for audiences at poetry festivals, the Jazz Festival, Placencia Arts Association, charity events and schools throughout Belize. Angela has been preparing for the book launch of Artist Confessions, a prelude to another book she is writing based on her seven philosophies on life.She is launching the book on the eve of another solo art show, "Impulse," the art exhibit where she will debut her latest collection, "Evolution," a detailed surreal art collection. The book-launch and art show will be held later this year.

Adele Ramos

I believe our future is written from our past, and our past is written into our future. My father, Abraham Ramos, and grandfather, Thomas Vincent Ramos, were both writers, and so it's my turn to carry on the family tradition. Their most known writings were those that appeared on the pages of Belize's major newspapers. Today, I work full-time as a print journalist, and I feel honored to continue this line of work for a third generation in the Ramos lineage.

Like them, I also write short stories, poetry and songs. My favorite pieces to write are those that deal with important social issues and those that celebrate the accomplishments of those who have done their part in uplifting society. I believe that we are inspired to greatness when we hear of the successes of others.

I also wrote for season 1 of the Belizean dramatic series - Noh Matta Wat - and continued to be a part of the creative team that mapped out seasons 2 and 3.

Words live on for posterity when they are placed in print, and that is why I publish. My first book, released in 2000, was T.V. Ramos - The Man and His Writings. This book documents the life and works of my grandfather, a Belizean patriot and Garifuna hero. It is a historic piece still available in stores and through the National Garifuna Council of Belize.

Five years later, in 2005, I released my first self-published piece - my love anthology, PHASES. Subsequently, I published Liberated, an anthology of 123 poems written by Anne K. Lowe. Later, in 2006, I produced an anthology for Belizean poets under the caption, Sunset Jewel, coming out of a national poetry contest I organized as president of the Belizean Poets Society in 2005. She also published Evan X Hyde's Sports, sin and subversion in 2008.

Adele led the national poetic renaissance of 2005-2007, as the founding president of the Belizean Poets Society (BPS, since renamed the Belizean Poets and Writers Society.)

Adele's passion for poetry catapulted her among the most luminous of stars, and in 2006, she was listed among the top five poets in Belize, nominated for the Best Poet Award in a Global Promotions red carpet extravaganza.

She released two CD's - Red Graffiti (songs and poetry), and Black Orchid Raw: Volume 1 (raw voice poetry). Riding the high of those productions, Adele returned weeks later with her Red Graffiti DVD and national tour.

She is working on her second CD release - Black Orchid Raw - Volume 2: The Next Level, a multimedia CD that will include much more than the spoken word.

Adele's mission now is to take her poetry, music and message to the world, while joining other cultural ambassadors in showcasing the cultural and intellectual wealth of Belize.

Kalilah Enríquez

Kalilah Enríquez was born February 11, 1983 she is a Belizean poet, media personality and entertainer along side Evan "Mose" Hyde. Kalilah was born, raised and attended school in Belmopan, Belize. After graduating Belmopan Comprehensive High School she attended St. John's College Junior College in Belize City, and then left on scholarship to Fordham University in New York, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications. Upon returning to Belize she joined Krem Staff and was a Co-host of KREM Radio's Wake Up Belize Morning Vibes talk show and KREM's news editor in 2005. She has on occasion contributed to the Amandala.

Kalilah Enríquez claims she has always wanted to write-and practiced writing-since she was a child. She is currently a member of the Belizean Poets Society (chaired by fellow KREM employee Adele Ramos-Daly and twice placed in its poetry competitions in 2005 and 2006. She released her first book and CD of poems entitled "Unfettered" in December 2006 and has released a second book Shades of Red in 2007.