Jeremy Jones

Biography

Born and raised in western North Carolina, Jeremy Jones is the author of <i>Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland</i>, which was named the Appalachian Book of the Year in nonfiction in 2014 and awarded gold in the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards in memoir. His next book, an exploration of his ancestor's coded diaries, will be published in 2025. His essays appear in numerous anthologies and magazines, including <i>Oxford American,</i><i> Garden and Gun</i>, <i>Brevity, </i><i>Letters to a Stranger,</i> <i>Appalachian Reckoning</i>,<i> </i>and elsewhere. His writing also appears frequently in <i>Our State Magazine.</i> Professor Jones received his MFA from the University of Iowa and serves as the series co-editor of In Place, a nonfiction book series published by West Virginia University Press.

Education

• MFA, University of Iowa, Nonfiction Writing
• BA, Elon University, English and Religious Studies

Teaching Interests

Professor Jones teaches classes in creative writing, specializing in literary nonfiction.

Research Interests

Professor Jones' writing often explores our connections to family and the places we live and have left behind.