Doreen St. Félix (born 1992) is a Haitian-American writer. She is a staff writer for ''

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'' and was formerly editor-at-large for ''

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'', a newsletter from

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and

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Early life

St. Félix attended

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, where she edited the weekly newspaper, ''

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''. She graduated in 2014.

Career

St. Félix has written for ''

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'' and ''Pitchfork'', as well as serving as an editor for Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's newsletter, ''Lenny Letter''. St. Félix now writes for ''The New Yorker''.

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

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. In 2016, ''

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'' named St. Félix to its 30 Under 30 list, citing her work on the ''Lenny Letter'' launch, with the newsletter reaching 400,000 subscribers in under six months. ''

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'' called her "a guiding voice in the worlds of writing, art and activism." ''

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'' named St. Félix to its 2016 list of the "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture", calling her ''Pitchfork'' essay on

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"definitive". ''

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'' named the same essay to its list of "The Most Important Writing From People Of Color In 2015",

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called it "excellent" and ''

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'' described it as "the best damn thing ever written re. Rihanna."

Other projects

St. Félix co-hosted a podcast at MTV News with

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called ''Speed Dial with Ira and Doreen'', focused on music, pop culture, sex and race.

Personal life

St. Félix lives in

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Bibliography

Essays and reporting

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Columns from newyorker.com

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References

External links

Doreen St. Félix
on

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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) {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Felix, Doreen 1993 births Living people 21st-century American non-fiction writers Brown University alumni American music critics MTV News The New Yorker people American women non-fiction writers 21st-century American women journalists 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American women writers American writers of Haitian descent