Douglas is the author of the novels, Madam Fate (1999), Notes from a Writer's Book of Cures and Spells (2005), and The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: a Novel in Bass Riddim (2016), as well as the collection of poetry, Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom (1999).
Her work has appeared in journals and anthologies internationally, including Edexcel Anthology for English Language/London Examinations IGCSE, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse, The Forward Book of Poetry, Sisters of Caliban: Contemporary Women Poets of the Caribbean, Cultural Activism: Poetic Voices, Political Voices, Kingston Noir, Jubilation!
Poems Celebrating 50 Years of Jamaican Independence, Mojo: Conjure Stories, Whispers from Under the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction, Caribbean Erotic: Poetry, Prose, Essays, In This Breadfruit Kingdom: An Anthology of Jamaican Poetry, Queen's Case: A Collection of Contemporary Jamaican Short Stories, The Art of Friction: Where (Non) Fictions Come Together, and Home: An Imagined Landscape.
[1] Douglas performs a one-woman show, Natural Herstory, which brings to life the strengths and struggles of women in contemporary Jamaica.
"[3] Douglas is a professor of Caribbean Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Colorado Boulder.