Robert de la Chevotière is a writer and educator based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Dominica, he grew up in Guadeloupe and Bermuda before moving to Canada. His storytelling draws on these life experiences across multiple Caribbean islands and North America. His debut novel Tall is Her Body was published by Erewhon Books in 2025 and was nominated for the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. The novel was selected as a recommended read and "best book" by NPR staff. His second novel, We Were Not Kings, published in 2026, was shortlisted for the 2026 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the Dartmouth Book Award, and was selected as a 2025 summer book selection by CBC Books. A third novel, The Twelfth House, is scheduled for publication in August 2026. Beyond fiction, de la Chevotière also writes poetry. His poem "Soliloquy" was nominated for the 2023 Vallum Poetry Award. His writing style has been categorized as magical realism, and he has been described as a "meticulous educator and storyteller." De la Chevotière is fluent in both English and French but writes primarily in English. He has worked as an educator in the Halifax public school system for more than twenty years and currently teaches English and French language arts at West Bedford High School in Bedford, Nova Scotia.