Jobie Hughes was born in Renton, Washington, but was raised from the age of three in the charming and predominantly working-class town of Spencer, Ohio. As a high school state champion in wrestling, he received an athletic scholarship to Ohio University, where he graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems, a major he had little interest in and chose solely because he had no idea what he wanted to do at age 20.
Following his graduation, Hughes spent five aimless years working low-paying jobs, several of which he was terminated from. It wasn't until he was 24 years old that he began writing, and at age 27, he abandoned capitalism to relocate to New York City to attend Columbia University's School of the Arts. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (fiction) in May 2009 and saw his first novel published just a month later.
Hughes is a pseudonymous coauthor of the novels "I am Number Four" and "The Power of Six", both published by HarperCollins. Collectively, they have spent ten weeks at #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers List and have sold over a million copies worldwide. "I Am Number Four" was adapted into a feature film by DreamWorks Studios, released on February 18, 2011, and directed by D.J. Caruso, produced by Michael Bay, and starring Alex Pettyfer in the titular role, with an estimated budget of $50 million and worldwide box office earnings of $146 million.
Hughes currently resides in Michigan, and his work has been translated into 26 languages and published in 48 countries. His debut literary novel, "At Dawn", will be released on October 16, 2012, by Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press.
