Ted Oswald

While a law student, Ted Oswald lived in Port-au-Prince and worked in Cité Soleil, where he became deeply invested in the community and met the feisty young girl who served as the inspiration for his character Libète. He currently serves in Haiti with his wife, Katharine, as policy analysts and advocacy coordinators with Mennonite Central Committee. Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti is his first novel.

EMAIL: [email protected]
GOODREADS: Author Profile 
FACEBOOK: Visit the Because We Are Fan Page / Friend Ted on Facebook
TWITTER: @because_we_are /@ted_oswald

Why tell this story?

"Circumstances in Haiti demanded it. During my four months there, Haiti was buffeted by a major hurricane, the return of a brutal dictator, protests surrounding national elections, and the outbreak of imported cholera that continues to kill in droves—and all of this just months after the most unimaginable human loss in the January 2010 earthquake. I wanted to tell a story set against this incredible and heart-wrenching backdrop."