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Danell Jones [1]

Listed as: 
Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
Billings, MT
Montana US
Email: 
danell@danelljones.com
Bio: 

I love true stories told with the verve and passion of fiction. I also love British literature and history. Put those things together, and you get my two books of creative nonfiction: An Africa in Imperial London: The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor and The Virginia Woolf Writers’ Workshop.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
David Olusoga, Simon Schama, Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, Emily Bronte, John Milton, William Shakespeare, A.B.C. Merriman-Labor, Zadie Smith
Born in: 
Long Beach,, CA
California
Raised in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
Website: 
https://danelljones.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Jovanovich Award for Poetry, John F. Barker Award, Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities, Bennett Cerf Award 
 

What I'm reading now: 
Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
Henry V by William Shakespeare
The Brontes: Wild Genius on the Moors: The Story of a Literary Family by Juliet Barker
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
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