Yanick Lahens (born 22 December 1953, Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian Francophone writer, novelist, teacher, and lecturer. She became a Prix Femina laureate in 2014. In 2025, the Académie Française awarded her novel Passagères de Nuit the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française.
Biography Born in Port-au-Prince, Lahens attended high school and university in France before returning to Haiti where she taught until 1995 at the University of Haiti. During the following two years, she served in the office of the Minister of Culture. In 1998, she led the project "Road to slavery". With Jan J. Dominique, Lahens hosts a radio talk show, "Entre Nous". She is affiliated with the Association of Haitian Writers, and is a contributor to Chemins critiques, Cultura and Boutures. Her first novel, Dans la maison du père, was published in 2000. In 2014, she received the Prix Femina for Bain de lune. Lahens plays an active role in the development of her country's culture.
Selected works 1990, L'Exil : entre l'ancrage et la fuite, l'écrivain haïtien 1994, Tante Résia et les Dieux 2000, Dans la maison du père 2003, La Petite Corruption 2006, La folie était venue avec la pluie 2008, La Couleur de l'aube, Prix RFO du livre (2009) 2010, Failles 2013, Guillaume et Nathalie 2014, Bain de lune 2018, Douces déroutes 2025, Passagères de Nuit (ISBN 978-2-84805-570-1), Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française.
Awards 2002: LiBeraturpreis, Prix du Salon du livre de Leipzig 2008: Prix Millepages 2009: Prix RFO du livre 2014: Prix littéraire des Caraïbes de l'ADELF 2014: Prix Carbet des lycéens 2014: Prix Femina 2025: Le Grand Prix du Roman de l’Académie Française.
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External links
Yanick Lahens at 2016 Berlin International Literature Festival (in German) Yanick Lahens, Winner of the Grand Prix du Roman”, by Repeating Islands