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Josephine Matyas
Craig Jones
BIO
Biography
Detailed and productive researcher and writer specializing in social justice, public policy, history and culture, music and culture-related travel. Published an award winning travel guide to the roots of the blues, co-authored with TWUC member Josephine Matyas: Chasing the Blues: A Traveler's Guide to America's Music, (Globe Pequot/Backbeat Books for publication in the U.S., Canada and the UK, 2021). Published a second travel/music book: The Music Lover's Guide to North America: Museums, Historical Sites, and Other Points of Interest, (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025) for distribution worldwide. www.musictravelguides.com
ADDRESS
City: Kingston,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
craig@craigjones.ca
GENRE
non-fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Music Lover's Guide to North America: Museums, Historical Sites, and Other Points of Interest
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
October 2025
Title
Chasing the Blues: A Traveler's Guide to America's Music
Publisher
Backbeat Books/ Rowman & Littlefield
Year
September 2021
AWARDS
Awards
Name
The SATW Foundation: Lowell Thomas Best Guidebook 2022 (Bronze)
Publication
Chasing the Blues: A Traveler's Guide to America's Music
Year
2022
Name
Travel Media Association of Canada Best Travel Book 2022 (First Place)
Publication
Chasing the Blues: A Traveler's Guide to America's Music
Year
2022
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Travel, culture, history, music, non-fiction
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Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No
