Kevin Jones
BIO
Biography

Kevin heronJones is storyteller. Through prose or through poetry; novel or short story. He writes and he narrates in the tradition of the ancient African griots who used stories and poetry to educate as well as entertain. A student of journalism and creative writing, he uses his arena to inspire and encourage creativity and a love of literature amongst our young people. Kevin grew up in Jane/Finch and Brampton. He has published three novels and three books of poetry. He has also been featured on six spoken word poetry albums and narrates novels and short stories through his Listen Fiction platform.

ADDRESS
City: Brampton, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Not Talking About You
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company LTD
Year
2022
Title
Half-Court Trap
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company LTD
Year
2021
Title
Telephone Love
Publisher
PoeticSoul Publishing
Year
2008
Title
I AM a Child of the SUN
Publisher
PoeticSoul Publishing
Year
2005
Title
Vision
Publisher
PoeticSoul Publishing
Year
2001
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Hackmatack Award Nomination
Publication
Half-Court Trap
Year
2023
Name
Knowledge Awards Nomination for Best Spoken Word CD recording
Publication
Life Eternal
Year
2011
Name
Telly Award: Video production
Publication
heronJones Presents The Season
Year
2006
Name
Golden Sheaf Award nomination for the Yorkton Short Film Festival multicultural category
Publication
heronJones Presents The Season
Year
2006
Name
Urban Music Association of Canada Nomination for Best Poetry Recording
Publication
I Love Love but I Hate Valentine's Day
Year
2001
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
No restriction
Presentation Genre
Fiction & Poetry
Presentation Length
60 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

YA Fiction Reading and Presentation
Reading of Kevin heronJones latest work of fiction.
'How I got here' presentation
Slide presentation and talk about the novel's plot and themes
Literary games for Middle schoolers 
Q & A Period

Spoken Word Poetry Performance
Poetry reading and reciting of selected poems from books and recordings
'How I got here' presentation 
Q & A Period

Black History Month Presentations
Talk about equality
Poetry Performance
Celebration of African Achievements and African History
Q & A Period

 

Presentation Fee(s)
500
Workshop details
Audience Size
Up to 30 students
Intended Audience
Grade 4 to University
Workshop Length
60 minutes
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Writing Fiction or Poetry Workshop: Finding Inspiration

Storytelling and Poetry for Beginners (Elementary school students)
Students are encouraged to create their own stories with coaching from Kevin heronJones
He assists students in finding possible starting points when attempting to write fiction and poetry


The Art of the Spoken Word (Secondary school students)
 
Exploration of writing techniques to be recited for live audience or podcast


How to Write and Perform Slam Poetry (Secondary school, College/University)
Learning how to write effective 3 minute slam poetry for competition


Urban Griots (College/University students)
Learning about African Griots and applying ancient inspiration to modern creativity


What You Think Is What You Are (Business/General public)
Self help workshop on becoming one's best self
 

Workshop Fee(s)
$500 - $1500
School presentation details
Audience Size
Up to 30 students
Intended Audience
Grade 4 to University
Presentation Length
60 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Storytelling and Poetry for Beginners (Elementary school students)
Students are encouraged to create their own stories with coaching from Kevin heronJones
He assists students in finding possible starting points when attempting to write fiction and poetry


The Art of the Spoken Word (Secondary school students)
 
Exploration of writing techniques to be recited for live audience or podcast


How to Write and Perform Slam Poetry (Secondary school, College/University)
Learning how to write effective 3 minute slam poetry for competition


Urban Griots (College/University students)
Learning about African Griots and applying ancient inspiration to modern creativity


 

Presentation Fee(s)
$500 - $1000
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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Yes