Of Egyptian/French descent, Candice Louisa Daquin was born in Europe, working in the film and publishing sector, becoming the youngest person to hold the position of Publishing Director at the Chamber of Commerce (UK) in conjunction with the US Embassy (London). She subsequently immigrated to America where she qualified as a Psychotherapist and educator. Daquin has worked at Crisis Centers both in the UK, US and Canada. Her area of specialization is adults sexually abused as children. She taught Critical Thinking at university-level and co-founded www.gayquestions.com, a site for LGBTQi+ youth. Prior to returning to publishing, Daquin regularly wrote for the poetry periodicals Rattle, SoFloPoJo & The Northern Poetry Review.
She is currently Managing Editor for LitFoxBooks in Austin, Texas. Additionally she is an editorial partner with Raw Earth Ink and Queer Ink (India) and poetry editor for Tint Journal (Austria), Life & Legends magazine, Parcham Literary (India) and Writers Resist. Daquin also co-judged The Northwind Writing Award (Raw Earth Ink, 2023/2024) and is current co-judge for the Silent River Poetry Prize (River Paw Press).
Daquin was formerly Senior Editor at Indie Blu(e) Publishing, a feminist US-based micro-press, for 7.5 years before the Editor-in-chief retired; Writer-in-Residence for Borderless Journal (Singapore), Poetry Editor with The Pine Cone Review (India/Austria) and Book-Editor with Blackbird Press (Canada). Daquin extensively freelances as an editor, writer and reviewer, she has edited over 20 PhD manuscripts, guest-edited for SETU Bilingual Magazine and her work has been featured in over 200 publications internationally. She regularly writes for World Literature Today and Counter Currents.
Daquin’s own poetic work takes its form from the confessional women poets of the 19th and 20th century, as well as queer authors writing from the 1950’s onward. Her career(s) teaching critical thinking and practicing as a psychotherapist have heavily influenced her work, with explored key themes including; sexual-abuse, personal transformation, mental illness and identity.
As a woman of mixed ethnicity and passionate feminist beliefs concerning equality, Daquin’s advocacy and work, is her body of evidence.
