Korbin Jones was born to parents from a long line of farmers in rural Missouri. After graduating high school in 2013, he attended Northwest Missouri State University and, in 2018, became the first in his family to obtain a Bachelor's degree. He graduated with honors, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in two areas: Creative Writing & Publishing and Spanish.

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He then moved to Lawrence, Kansas to attend the University of Kansas and pursue his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, which he completed in 2021. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Kansas.