Marlon James

Marlon James earned a B.A. in Literature from The University of the West Indies in 1991 before going on to obtain an M.A. in Creative Writing from Wilkes University in 2006. During his time at Wilkes, he was honored with Norman Mailer's Norris Church Mailer Scholarship for Creative Writing. His work has been featured in various anthologies including Iron Balloons (2006), Bronx Noir (2007) and Silent Voices (2007), earning him a Pushcart Prize nomination. In addition, his non-fiction pieces have been published in the Caribbean Review of Books. Having previously taught at the Calabash International Literary Festival Workshop in Kingston Jamaica, Marlon James later shared his expertise at the Gotham Writers Workshop in New York City. He also served as a judge for the PEN Beyond Margins Award.