About

Gerald Everett Jones lives in Santa Monica. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Women’s National Book Association, as well as a board member of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). He is a Film Independent (FILM) Fellow. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the College of Letters, Wesleyan University, where he studied under novelists Peter Boynton (Stone Island), F.D. Reeve (The Red Machines), and Jerzy Kosinski (The Painted Bird, Being There).”

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Gerald says…

When I was in high school, my chemistry teacher approached me and asked with a sly grin, “You interested in mining?” I told him absolutely not. I was going to be a writer. Little did I suspect that he wanted to send me to a student conference on metallurgy where I could seek the fellowship of like-minded teens on a minimally supervised road-trip to the Big City. Undeterred by my abrupt negative response, he grumbled, “Well, you’re interested in mining your own business, aren’t you?” And he sent me anyway. Now I realize I should’ve listened more carefully to everything he said.

I write mystery-thrillers and literary fiction for adult readers who seek insight, fascination, and delight in the adventures of their own lives.

I’ve been a professional writer all my working life. I host GetPublished! Radio and I’ve been a regular book reviewer on KRLA-AM in Los Angeles. My book reviews have been syndicated by Splash Magazines Worldwide (splashmagazines.com), and I’m a top reviewer at Goodreads.com.

I studied screenwriting with John Truby and Lew Hunter (UCLA), and my screenplay Christmas Karma was honored by the WGAW Diversity Program in 2016.

In 2020 I won six book awards, and then another six in 2021, in categories Mystery and Literary Fiction, and one in Business.

The third novel in my Evan Wycliff series will be Preacher Raises the Dead, which will deal with issues of euthanasia and near-death experience.

Book Awards for Gerald Everett Jones

Book Title

Year / Award / Category

Mick & Moira & Brad: A Romantic Comedy
  • 2023 Amor Semi-Finalist – Romantic Comedy
  • 2023 Independent Press Award (Gold) – Romantic Comedy
  • 2023 The BookFest Spring (Silver) – Romance
Harry Harambee’s Kenyan Sundowner
  • 2020 New York City Big Book – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – Literary Fiction
  • 2021 Florida Authors and Publishers Association – President’s Award (Bronze) – Adult Fiction
  • 2021 National Association of Book Entrepreneurs Pinnacle – Best – Literary Fiction
  • 2021 Royal Dragonfly – Honorable Mention – Fiction
  • 2021 Shelf Unbound Best Indies – Top Shelf 100 – Fiction
  • 2021 Book Publicists of Southern California IRWIN – Best – Literary Fiction
  • 2022 Independent Press Award – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – General Fiction
  • 2022 Reader’s Choice – Five Star
Preacher Finds a Corpse
  • 2020 New York City Big Book – Winner (Gold) – Mystery
  • 2020 Independent Press Award – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – Mystery
  • 2021 National Association of Book Entrepreneurs Pinnacle – Best – Mystery
  • 2020 Eric Hoffer Awards – Finalist – Mystery
Preacher Fakes a Miracle
  • 2020 New York City Big Book – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – Mystery
Preacher Raises the Dead
  • 2022 The BookFest Spring – Third Place – Mystery Murder & Crime
  • 2022 National Association of Book Entrepreneurs Pinnacle – Best – Mystery
  • 2022 Independent Press Award – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – Mystery
  • 2022 New York City Big Book Award – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – Medical Mystery/Thriller
Clifford’s Spiral
  • 2020 Independent Press Award – Distinguished Favorite (Silver) – Literary Fiction
  • 2022 The BookFest Spring – Honorable Mention – Literary Fiction
How to Lie with Charts 4th Edition
  • 2020 Eric Hoffer Awards – Finalist – Business
Christmas Karma
  • 2016 Writers Guild of America West – Diversity Award – Screenplay
Mr. Ballpoint
  • 2001 Independent Feature Project/West – Film Independent (FIND) Fellowship – Screenplay (as “The Big Idea”)
  • 2022 Page Turner Awards (Finalist) – Fiction

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