June 2nd, 2005
Judy Powell is a Jamaican Writer and Marketing
Consultant living in Mississauga, Canada.  She has lived
and worked in various countries including France, Puerto
Rico, the USA and Canada.  She has also travelled
extensively in the Caribbean and Latin America.  In
addition to English she speaks Spanish, French, and
a smattering of German.
About Judy
Judy has received various awards for her writing, from the
USA, Canada and Jamaica.  She holds a BA in Foreign
Languages & International Business Administration as well
as an MA in Spanish and an M.B.A. in Marketing.  She
just
completed the thesis for her
third Master’s Degree
(
Humanities/ Literature).  She has been accepted at a
California university to pursue her fourth
Master's degree (MFA in Creative Writing), commencing in
September 2008.  
Judy is a member of the U.S.A. Honour
Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Judy’s Caribbean romance, Hot Summer, placed second in the Toronto Romance Writers
Contemporary Romance Competition which had entries from countries as far away as Australia.  
Her literary novel,
Coffee, Cream and Curry, was awarded the silver medal in the Jamaica
Creative Writing Competition.  She now has a third book in stores –
Hot Chocolat, which is the
sequel to her first romance novel,
Hot Summer.  Judy’s books are available in retail chain and
independent bookstores a
cross Canada.