Quince Duncan
Quince Duncan, is regarded as Costa Rica's first Afro-Caribbean writer in the Spanish language. His works typically concern the Afro-Caribbean population living on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, particularly around the city of Puerto Limón. His novels and short stories have been awarded Costa Rica's National Literature Prize and Premio [Editorial Costa Rica]. He has also published a novel in English, A Message from Rosa. With Carlos [Meléndez Chaverri] he wrote that the life of enslaved woman Ana [Cardoso (enslaved woman)|Ana Cardoso] was one that was common, but often unrecorded, and a significant contributor to the development of Costa Rican society.