ress ▁ ▁N omin ated ▁The ▁ 2 rd ▁Sil k ▁Road ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Television ▁series ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Chinese ▁actress es ▁Category : Ch inese ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : Ch inese ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ch inese ▁television ▁present ers ▁Category : New ▁York ▁Film ▁Academy ▁al umn i ▁Category : W omen ▁television ▁present ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Par nes h ia ▁Jones ▁( August ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁poet ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁editor ial ▁director ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁Press . ▁ ▁Work ▁An ▁ ▁Aff ril ach ian ▁poet , ▁Jones ▁c ites ▁a ▁one - on - one ▁chance ▁meeting ▁with ▁G wend ol yn ▁Bro oks , ▁who ▁had ▁review ed ▁and ▁red - mark ed ▁Jones ’ ▁early ▁po ems ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁to ▁continue ▁writing , ▁as ▁a ▁mil estone ▁in ▁her ▁writing ▁and ▁editing ▁career . ▁ ▁Jones ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁V essel , ▁published ▁by ▁Mil k we ed ▁Ed itions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁collection ▁won ▁The ▁Mid west ▁Book ▁Award ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁" One ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁Books ▁to ▁Sav or " ▁by ▁O , ▁The ▁Op rah ▁Magazine . ▁In ▁it