Tim Jones (writer)

Born in Cleethorpes, near Grimsby, England, Jones moved to Southland, New Zealand at a young age.

In addition, he is the co-editor, with Mark Pirie, of an anthology of New Zealand science fiction poetry.

The anthology Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry From New Zealand, of which Jones was a co-editor, won the 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award for best Collected Work.

His poem "Shostakovich in America" was a finalist in the 2007 Bravado International Poetry Competition, finishing in third place, and his poem "The Outsider" was a finalist in the 2008 Bravado International Poetry Competition, finishing in second place.

In 2010, Jones was the winner of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Janet Frame Memorial Award for Literature.