Chris Abani
Opal Palmer Adisa
Wayne Armond
Jean Binta Breeze
Tim Cahill
Austin Clarke
Maryse Condé
Ibo Cooper
Arnaldo Correa
Blacka Ellis
Nelson Eubanks
Percival Everett
Leonie Forbes
Don George
Steve Golding
Barbara Blake Hannah
Sean Keith Henry
Ishion Hutchinson
Amanda Jones
Kaylie Jones
Laurie McAndish King
Glenville Lovell
Rita Marley
devorah major
John Maxwell
Mark McMorris
Tessa McWatt
China Miéville
Harryette Mullen
Claudia Rankine
Nina Revoyr
Time Seibles
Veronica Saulter
Nadine Sutherland
Rudolph Wallace
Dan Wideman
Anthony Winkler
Big Youth
Kaylie Jones

Kaylie Jones was born in Paris. She is the author of five novels, including A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (Akashic, 2003; Bantam, 1990; released as a Merchant Ivory film in 1998), Celeste Ascending (HarperCollins, 2000), As Soon As it Rains (Doubleday, 1986) and Quite the Other Way (Doubleday, 1989). Ms. Jones has been a Writer in Residence in the New York City public schools through Teachers & Writers Collaborative for many years. In 1997, she became involved in the creation of the MFA Program in Writing at Long Island University's Southampton campus, where she still teaches Literature and Fiction Writing. Ms. Jones's novels have been translated into many languages including German, French, Japanese, and Italian. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

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