Jess Kroll
Born in Honolulu, Hawai'i and raised in Kailua, Jess Kroll is a novelist, screenwriter, poet, film reviewer and professor of English.
His first novel Land of Smiles was published by Monsoon Books in September, 2013. As J. Manoa, he is the author of two young adult book series published by Epic Press / Abdo Publishing, The One (2016) and Werewolf Council (2017), which is also available as an audio series from Serial Box.
Along with writing partner Benjamin Tsai, the screenplay Fer-de-Lance received an Honorable Mention in the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival Script Competition (Fall 2014) , and Second Place Drama from Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards (2015), and Huckster received an Honorable Mention from Table Read My Screenplay (Fall 2017).
He has two collections of poetry: Suicide Pact with God / All the Sad Girls You Loved So Badly (2010), and VΩX (2014). He is a two-time competitor at the National Poetry Slam and has performed on stage in Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Denver, Austin, St. Paul, New York City, and Boston, and internationally in France, Vietnam, and South Korea.
Currently, he is a Contributing Editor for Pop Mythology and an Assistant Professor at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Korea.
His first novel Land of Smiles was published by Monsoon Books in September, 2013. As J. Manoa, he is the author of two young adult book series published by Epic Press / Abdo Publishing, The One (2016) and Werewolf Council (2017), which is also available as an audio series from Serial Box.
Along with writing partner Benjamin Tsai, the screenplay Fer-de-Lance received an Honorable Mention in the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival Script Competition (Fall 2014) , and Second Place Drama from Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards (2015), and Huckster received an Honorable Mention from Table Read My Screenplay (Fall 2017).
He has two collections of poetry: Suicide Pact with God / All the Sad Girls You Loved So Badly (2010), and VΩX (2014). He is a two-time competitor at the National Poetry Slam and has performed on stage in Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Denver, Austin, St. Paul, New York City, and Boston, and internationally in France, Vietnam, and South Korea.
Currently, he is a Contributing Editor for Pop Mythology and an Assistant Professor at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Korea.
