Zak Jones
BIO
Biography
Zak Jones is the author of Fancy Gap (Hamish Hamilton, 2026). A dual Canadian-American citizen, he grew up between rural North Carolina and Toronto. His short story, “So Much More to Say,” won the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s 2023 Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, and his story, “Love Handles,” won the 2023 Norma Epstein National Award. Zak holds an MA in English Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Toronto, where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate studying veterans’ narratives in American Literature.
ADDRESS
City: Toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
FANCY GAP
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton (PRHC)
Year
2026
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Writers' Trust of Canada RBC Bronwen Wallace Award
Publication
"So Much More to Say"
Year
2023
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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