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Amy J.W. Jones (born November 18, 1992) is a Grenadian author, poet and creativity enthusiast.

Life
Jones was born in Grenada and grew up in the island's largest parish, Saint Andrew. Her education began at the Mileage Preschool before beginning her primary education at the St. Andrew's Methodist School, where her love for creative writing began at the age of eight. She completed her secondary education at the St. Joseph's Convent Grenville. She studies at the T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) where she attained an Associate's degree in General Studies. At TAMCC, Jones, crossed paths with three (3) lecturers who were Grenadian writers who later became Grenadian authors: David Ambrose - her French lecturer, Esther O'neale - Communication studies lecturer and Claude Douglas - her Caribbean studies lecturer. After graduating from TAMCC, Jones spent two years as a primary school teacher, then moved to Trinidad in 2014 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology & Counselling and Primary School Education from the Caribbean Nazarene College (CNC). Jones was thoroughly rooted in the creative arts during the pursuing of her degree in CNC. She served as Social Life Director and led the school's Creative Writer's Club. She left Trinidad in 2017 and subsequently remained in Grenada where she has been since.

Academic Work
From 2011-2012, Jones taught at the Morne Longue Christian Academy as a multigrade teacher. After the school was forced to shut down due to financial constraints, Jones joined the then Youth Empowerment Programme and began working as a teacher's aide at the Telescope Primary school. At the end of her contract, Jones left and began volunteering at the Grenada National Organisation of Women (GNOW) in April of 2013. She moved on to work as a volunteer administrative worker at the Grenada Education and Development Organisation (GRENED) up until her departure to Trinidad in 2014.

Creative Writing
In March of 2014, Jones published her first collection of poetry, Beyond Fables: Poetry, which was published by Amazon's publishing house, Createspace. Jones launched her first book in May of the same year at the Grenville cinema. While pursuing her degree in Trinidad, Jones stated that she began writing a novel. In an interview, Jones said, "What inspired me to write the novel was being home sick. I recently graduated from the Caribbean Nazarene College in Trinidad and in 2017, I was not supposed to return to campus; I was supposed to continue my courses at home. But I returned to Trinidad and while there, I began missing home a lot.  So I began blogging and I started writing little snippets of that novel."In 2019, Jones published her second book and debut novel, Chains that Bind, with Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. The book is described as an all-Grenadian story which highlights aspects of Grenada's cultural practices and folklore. The book which has been read by many readers around the world, is written in both standard English and Grenada's own patois. A glossary at the back of the book assists non-Grenadian readers with understanding the meaning of several words and phrases unique to the island of Grenada. Jones went on to publish a third book, A-Z Odyssey in July of 2020. The book has been described by a reviewer as "full of intensity, love, vibrancy, betrayal, and the author's gift for showing what it means to rise above uncertainty as well as adversity." Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the book is yet to be launched officially.

Poetry

 * Beyond Fables: Poetry, Createspace, 2014, ISBN 1497451825
 * A-Z Odyssesy, Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020, ISBN 9798645739232

Novels

 * Chains that Bind, Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019 ISBN 1981885501