Joanna Werners

Biography Werners was born on 25 December 1953 in Paramaribo, Suriname. She attended the city's Algemene Middelbare School. At age 18, she moved to the Netherlands, where she worked as a physical education and economics teacher.

Droomhuid was followed by the novels Vriendinnenvrouwen (1994), Amba, vrouw van het Surinaamse erf (1996), Zuigend moeras (1990), and Schaamteloze warmte (2002), all of which deal with black women, their social and psychological emancipation, and lesbianism. In 2007, Werners released her poetry collection Sluimerende schaduwen as part of the poetry series De Windroos.

Selected works

Droomhuid (1987) Zuigend moeras (1990) Vriendinnenvrouwen (1994) Amba, vrouw van het Surinaamse erf (1996) Amba, je was toch allemaal vrouw (1996) Schaamteloze warmte (2002) Sluimerende Schaduwen (2007)