Zilla Jones

“This is a book that honours all of our brokenness and offers healing,” said Manitoba writer Zilla Jones @zilla.jones After Jones was shortlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize, she was met with an outpouring of support from readers. Now, she’s publishing her first novel, The World So Wide, a story about revolution and the healing power of music. Swipe right for your first look! 👀 The World So Wide will be out in April 2025.

Join us on Thursday May 28 2026 7:00 pm in Winnipeg, Grant Park in the Atrium at McNally Robinson for Unforgettable Characters: Three Canadian Authors in Conversation, hosted by the resplendent Lindsay Wong! More details below and you can RSVP to the event by clicking the link in my Linktree bio. Streaming on YouTube Join acclaimed author Lindsay Wong, with Zilla Jones, Alison Gadsby, and Hollay Ghadery for an evocative conversation. Their books travel the world and into the minds of unforgettable characters. Find out where they came from, and where they’ll take you. This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream. Presented with support from the Writers’ Union of Canada and Canada Council for the Arts. 🫶🏼 Zilla Jones is an award-winning writer, anti-racist educator, lawyer, and singer. Recognized by the CBC Prize, the Journey Prize, the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award, she was also chosen as a Writers’ Trust Rising Star. She lives on Treaty 1 territory. The World So Wide is her debut novel. 🌊 Alison Gadsby lives in Tkaronto, where she hosts Junction Reads, a prose reading series. Her debut novel, Dreams Of The Weary is forthcoming from Palimpsest Press. Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive is her first collection. 🪻 Hollay Ghadery is a multi-genre writer living on Anishinaabe land. The author of an award- winning memoir, Fuse, a collection of poetry, Rebellion Box, a collection of short fiction, Widow Fantasies, and a chapbook. The Unraveling of Ou is her debut novel. ❤️‍🔥: @mcnallyrobinson @zilla.jones @lindsaywong.m @ay.jay.gee @river_street_writes #winnipeg #winnipegmanitoba #bookishcanadians #bookstagramcanada #ireadcanadian

Hey Winnipeg! See you at the @writerstrust 50th anniversary tour. Happy to be there as a featured writer to express my gratitude for their suppprt and to make sure they’re around in 50 more years! @mcnallyrobinson @cormorantbooks @transatlantic_agency

My current TBR list! Don’t know which to read first.

How’s your Black History Month reading going? Thrilled to see The World So Wide on the CBC Books Black History Month list along with my sister Iryn and so many other fabulous authors.

So pleased to see The World So Wide on @alllitupcanada list of books to read in Black History Month

Check out some books by Black authors for Black History Month from @cormorantbooks - a Canadian publisher lifting up Black voices @transatlantic_agency

So cool to see my book on this Black History Month reading list curated by @wildfiresbookshop with my sister @eljonespoet and @nourishing.word @teresempierre @policingblack @canisia.lubrin @zalikarb and so many other bright lights. Go read them all! @cormorantbooks @transatlantic_agency

Still feeling the resonance of this evening. 🤍 During Black History Month, it was an honour to sit in sacred conversation—listening, remembering, and reflecting together. Deep gratitude to MCIC @mcic_ca for holding this space, and to @zilla.jones Zilla Jones, author of World So Wide, for such a generous and soul-stirring exchange.