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The James Jones First Novel Fellowship has selected Emma Binder from Wisconsin, as the 2025 Fellow for their novel, Small Heaven. The first runner-up is Sandy Nietling of West Michigan for her novel, Black River. The second runner-up is DJ Kim of New York City for her novel The Matron Deity of Jawado Island. The competition is co-sponsored… Continue reading 2025 winners of JJFNF selected

Huge thanks to the Robinson Public Library District in James Jones' hometown for this terrific episode of Page One--its ongoing video series. This episode focuses on frontpage stories from local newspapers that were featured during Jones' lifetime. It also includes a peek at the library's new James Jones exhibit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4_refaMsus

Congratulations to Margot Singer, the 2013 JJFNF winner, for the recent publication of Secret Agent Man, a collection of essays, by Barrow Street Press. The title essay explores her memories of her father as it grapples with the riddle of whether our parents ever are who we imagine them to be.  Bestselling author Maggie Smith… Continue reading JJFNF 2013 publishes essay collection

For the first time since it was established in 1992, the annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship has selected two writers, rather one, to jointly share the title of Fellow. Thomas Andrew Green of Kennesaw, Georgia, and Julie Ries of the Hudson Valley area of New York, have each been awarded $9,000 for the top… Continue reading 2024 Fellows Named