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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

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Notes
  1. ^ Online version is titled "The messy introspection of Spike Lee's 'NYC Epicenters'".
  2. ^ Online version is titled "'Reservation Dogs' is a near-perfect study of dispossession".

References

  1. ^ "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."
  2. ^ Gore, Sydney (February 18, 2016). "Writer Doreen St. Félix Is Voicing Issues That Matter". NYLON.
  3. ^ "Alumnae Writers' Forum, Writing Diversity Lecture Series 2016–17 | English Department". www.brown.edu. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ St. Félix, Doreen (March 21, 2016). "Drake's Very Own: On Dennis Graham's Instagram". The New York Times Magazine.
  5. ^ St. Félix, Doreen (April 1, 2015). "The Prosperity Gospel of Rihanna | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ Lewis, Hilary (July 14, 2015). "Lena Dunham Launching Feminist Newsletter". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ St. Félix, Doreen (July 27, 2015). "Amnesty in Brooklyn". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (January 19, 2017). "American Society of Magazine Editors Announces Finalists for 2017 Awards". WWD. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. ^ Inverso, Emily. "Doreen St. Félix, 23 - In Photos: 2016 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Iseman, Courtney (March 28, 2015). "New Gen Activist Doreen St. Félix on Scandal and Beyoncé". i-D. Vice. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". Brooklyn Magazine. March 1, 2016.
  13. ^ Blay, Zeba (December 16, 2015). "The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015". The Huffington Post.
  14. ^ Macleod, Erin (February 9, 2016). "Anti-Everything: The Culture Of Resistance Behind Rihanna's Latest Album". NPR.
  15. ^ Song, Sandra (July 14, 2015). "Lena Dunham's 'Lenny' Newsletter Looks To Be a Step Toward a More Inclusive Feminism". Paper Magazine.
  16. ^ Steinberg, Brian (April 20, 2016). "MTV News Launches Podcast Slate, Will 'Power' mtvU". Variety.
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