Edward P. Jones

Edward P. Jones was born and raised in Washington, D.C.
Winner of the Pen/Hemingway Award and recipient of the
Lannan Foundation Grant, Jones was educated at Holy Cross
College and the University of Virginia. His first book,
Lost in the City was originally published by William Morrow
in 1992 and shortlisted for the National Book Award. Mr.
Jones was named a National Book Award finalist for a second
time with the publication of his debut novel The Known
World which subsequently won the prestigious 2004 Pulitzer
Prize for fiction.