Fred Kennedy
BIO
Biography

Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, I have worked for over thirty years, teaching in both Jamaica and Canada. I pursued graduate studies in education in Canada and held administrative positions including the post of Principal of my alma mater, St. George’s College in Kingston, Jamaica. I have a great passion for Caribbean literature and history. After the publication of Daddy Sharpe, the story of Jamaica's National Hero, Hon. Samuel Sharpe, I completed my second novel, Huareo: Story of a Jamaican Cacique, which I have also translated into Spanish. My fourth publication, FIRSTBORN: The Life of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1982 was published, November 2022––a biography of my dad, written in honour of the centenary of GraceKennedy Ltd. It has won a gold medal in category of biography/memoir from Nonfiction Authors Association in US. My wife and I, our three children, and our grandchildren reside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ADDRESS
City: , Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Firstborn: The Life of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1982
Publisher
FriesenPress Inc
Year
2022
Title
Daddy Sharpe: Narrative of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave Written by Himself
Publisher
IanRandle Publishers
Year
2008
Title
Huareo: Story of a Jamaican Cacique
Publisher
IanRandle Publishers
Year
2015
Title
Huareo: Cacique de Jamaica
Publisher
IanRandlePubishers
Year
2016
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Nonfiction Gold Winner Book Award (Nonfiction Authors Association)
Publication
Firstborn: The Life of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1982
Year
2023
LINKS
Links
http://www.fredwkennedy.com
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