JJ Amaworo Wilson

JJ Amaworo Wilson is a German-born Anglo-Nigerian-American novelist, short story writer, and non-fiction writer. Based in the U.S., he has lived in 11 countries and visited over 70. He is a prizewinning author of over 20 books about language and language learning, and his short fiction, essays and poetry have been published by Penguin, The New York Journal of Books, Johns Hopkins University Press, A Public Space, and numerous literary magazines in England and the U.S. His first novel, "Damnificados," based on the Tower of David in Caracas, won four awards and was an Oprah Top 10 pick. His second novel is "Nazaré." He is the writer-in-residence at Western New Mexico University, Silver City.