mˈeɪkdə sˈɪlvɚɹə bˈɔːɹn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ɪn kˈɪŋstən, dʒɐmˈeɪkə ɪz ɐ dʒɐmˈeɪkən kɐnˈeɪdiən nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst ænd ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi ɹˈaɪɾɚ.
Makeda Silvera (born 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Canadian novelist and short story writer.