Doreen St. Félix (born 1992)[1] is a Haitian-American writer. She is a staff writer for The New Yorker and was formerly editor-at-large for Lenny Letter, a newsletter from Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner.
Early life
St. Félix attended Brown University, where she edited the weekly newspaper, The College Hill Independent.[2] She graduated in 2014.[3]
Career
St. Félix has written for The New York Times Magazine[4] and Pitchfork,[5] as well as serving as an editor for Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's newsletter, Lenny Letter.[6] St. Félix now writes for The New Yorker.[7]
Critical reception and honors
St. Félix won a National Magazine Award in Columns and Commentary in 2019. She was a finalist in the same category in 2017 for her writing at MTV News.[8] In 2016, Forbes Magazine named St. Félix to its 30 Under 30 list,[9] citing her work on the Lenny Letter launch, with the newsletter reaching 400,000 subscribers in under six months.[10] i-D called her "a guiding voice in the worlds of writing, art and activism."[11] Brooklyn Magazine named St. Félix to its 2016 list of the "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture," calling her Pitchfork essay on Rihanna "definitive."[12] The Huffington Post named the same essay to its list of "The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015",[13] NPR called it "excellent"[14] and Paper Magazine described it as "the best damn thing ever written re. Rihanna."[15]
Other projects
St. Félix co-hosted a podcast at MTV News with Ira Madison III called Speed Dial with Ira and Doreen, focused on music, pop culture, sex and race.[16]
Personal life
St. Félix lives in Brooklyn, New York.[12]
Bibliography
Essays and reporting
- "Ratology". The Talk of the Town. Dept. of Experts. The New Yorker. 91 (37): 36, 38. November 23, 2015.
- "Fallout : 'NYC Epicenters 9/11 → 2021 1/2'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 97 (28): 78–79. September 13, 2021.[a]
- "Terra nova : 'Reservation Dogs,' on FX on Hulu; 'Only Murders in the Building,' on Hulu". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 97 (30): 88–89. September 27, 2021.[b]
Columns from newyorker.com
- "Amnesty in Brooklyn". The New Yorker. July 27, 2015.
- "Trump's fixation on Haiti, and the abiding fear of black self-determination". The New Yorker. January 12, 2018.
- "The magical thinking of 'the Goop Lab'". The New Yorker. February 3, 2020.
- "The embarrassment of Democrats wearing kente-cloth stoles". On and Off the Avenue. The New Yorker. June 9, 2020.
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References
- ^ "Doreen St. Félix – Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso". July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
(At 8:58) FRAGOSO: "The Wikipedia says 1993 [as your birth year]." ST. FÉLIX: "Oh, that's wrong. I'm 25."
- ^ Gore, Sydney (February 18, 2016). "Writer Doreen St. Félix Is Voicing Issues That Matter". NYLON.
- ^ "Alumnae Writers' Forum, Writing Diversity Lecture Series 2016–17 | English Department". www.brown.edu. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ St. Félix, Doreen (March 21, 2016). "Drake's Very Own: On Dennis Graham's Instagram". The New York Times Magazine.
- ^ St. Félix, Doreen (April 1, 2015). "The Prosperity Gospel of Rihanna | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (July 14, 2015). "Lena Dunham Launching Feminist Newsletter". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ St. Félix, Doreen (July 27, 2015). "Amnesty in Brooklyn". The New Yorker.
- ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (January 19, 2017). "American Society of Magazine Editors Announces Finalists for 2017 Awards". WWD. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Inverso, Emily. "Doreen St. Félix, 23 - In Photos: 2016 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes.
- ^ Hazard Owen, Laura (March 2, 2016). "Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter has grown to 400,000 subscribers with a 65 percent open rate". Neiman Journalism Lab.
- ^ Iseman, Courtney (March 28, 2015). "New Gen Activist Doreen St. Félix on Scandal and Beyoncé". i-D. Vice. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". Brooklyn Magazine. March 1, 2016.
- ^ Blay, Zeba (December 16, 2015). "The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Macleod, Erin (February 9, 2016). "Anti-Everything: The Culture Of Resistance Behind Rihanna's Latest Album". NPR.
- ^ Song, Sandra (July 14, 2015). "Lena Dunham's 'Lenny' Newsletter Looks To Be a Step Toward a More Inclusive Feminism". Paper Magazine.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (April 20, 2016). "MTV News Launches Podcast Slate, Will 'Power' mtvU". Variety.
External links
- Doreen St. Félix on Twitter
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the For Colored Nerds podcast (July 30, 2016)
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the Call Your Girlfriend podcast (September 23, 2016)
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the Longform podcast (October 26, 2016)
- Interview with Doreen St. Félix on the Talk Easy podcast (July 30, 2017)
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