James Canon(II)
- Writer
James was born and raised in Colombia. After majoring in advertising in
Bogota;, he moved to New York to learn English. He received his MFA in
Creative Writing from Columbia University. His debut novel, Tales from
the Town of Widows & Chronicles from the Land of Men, has been
published in over twenty countries. It was selected as one of the "Ten
Best Books of the year" by the American School Library Journal, and it
has received several awards, among them the 2008 Prix du Premier Roman
Étranger and the 2008 Prix des lecteurs de Vincennes. James's short
stories and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals in the
US, Mexico, France, Belgium and Latvia.