Jessica Day George | |
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Born | Boise, Idaho, U.S. | October 11, 1976
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Period | 2007–present |
Genre | Young adult, Fantasy, Fairy tale |
Subject | Writing |
Website | |
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Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976) is an American author who lives in Utah. She is a New York Times bestselling author of Young Adult fantasy novels, and she received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers. Having attended Brigham Young University (BYU), George is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Jessica Day George was raised in Idaho. She later majored in Humanities and Comparative Literature at BYU. George also studied German, Norwegian, and Old Norse at BYU; [1] [2] she studied these languages so she could read Viking sagas in the original written language. [3] Before she began writing full-time, she worked as a librarian and a bookseller. [3]
Her first publishing offer came from Bloomsbury Publishing for her first draft of Dragon Slippers. Dragon Slippers was published in 2007; she still continues to write for Bloomsbury Publishing. [1] George also runs the website "Bookshop Talk", where she organizes and posts book reviews written by bloggers. [4] George has been the keynote speaker for writer's workshops and teen writing conference. [5] [6] In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly periodical magazine Mormon Artist. [7] [8]
Her books and current published series include the Princess series, the Dragonskin Slippers series, and the Castle Glower series, as well as the stand-alone book Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. [9] Many of her stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales, and have received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews, [10] [11] [12] Booklist Online, [13] [14] and others. George was on the New York Times bestseller list in May 2013 for Wednesdays in the Tower. [15]
George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [16]
She has contributed to the writing podcast Writing Excuses as a guest author several times. [19] [20] [21]
Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Work | Result | Refs |
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2007 | Whitney Award | Best Novel by a New Author | Dragon Slippers | Won | [22] |
Best Novel | Nominated | [23] | |||
Speculative Fiction | Nominated | [23] | |||
2008 | Whitney Award | Youth Fiction | Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow | Nominated | [24] |
2009 | South Carolina Association of School Librarians | South Carolina Young Adult Book Award | Princess of the Midnight Ball | Nominated | [25] |
Whitney Award | Youth Fiction | Nominated | [26] | ||
2011 | Children's Literature Association of Utah | Beehive Book Award for Young Adult Fiction | Princess of the Midnight Ball | Won | [27] |
Whitney Award | Youth Fiction—Speculative | Tuesdays at the Castle | Nominated | [28] | |
Utah Center for the Book | Utah Book Award—Children’s | Tuesdays at the Castle | Won | [29] | |
2013 | Whitney Award | Middle Grade | Wednesdays in the Tower | Nominated | [30] |
Jessica Day George | |
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Born | Boise, Idaho, U.S. | October 11, 1976
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Period | 2007–present |
Genre | Young adult, Fantasy, Fairy tale |
Subject | Writing |
Website | |
www |
Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976) is an American author who lives in Utah. She is a New York Times bestselling author of Young Adult fantasy novels, and she received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers. Having attended Brigham Young University (BYU), George is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Jessica Day George was raised in Idaho. She later majored in Humanities and Comparative Literature at BYU. George also studied German, Norwegian, and Old Norse at BYU; [1] [2] she studied these languages so she could read Viking sagas in the original written language. [3] Before she began writing full-time, she worked as a librarian and a bookseller. [3]
Her first publishing offer came from Bloomsbury Publishing for her first draft of Dragon Slippers. Dragon Slippers was published in 2007; she still continues to write for Bloomsbury Publishing. [1] George also runs the website "Bookshop Talk", where she organizes and posts book reviews written by bloggers. [4] George has been the keynote speaker for writer's workshops and teen writing conference. [5] [6] In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly periodical magazine Mormon Artist. [7] [8]
Her books and current published series include the Princess series, the Dragonskin Slippers series, and the Castle Glower series, as well as the stand-alone book Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. [9] Many of her stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales, and have received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews, [10] [11] [12] Booklist Online, [13] [14] and others. George was on the New York Times bestseller list in May 2013 for Wednesdays in the Tower. [15]
George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [16]
She has contributed to the writing podcast Writing Excuses as a guest author several times. [19] [20] [21]
Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Work | Result | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Whitney Award | Best Novel by a New Author | Dragon Slippers | Won | [22] |
Best Novel | Nominated | [23] | |||
Speculative Fiction | Nominated | [23] | |||
2008 | Whitney Award | Youth Fiction | Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow | Nominated | [24] |
2009 | South Carolina Association of School Librarians | South Carolina Young Adult Book Award | Princess of the Midnight Ball | Nominated | [25] |
Whitney Award | Youth Fiction | Nominated | [26] | ||
2011 | Children's Literature Association of Utah | Beehive Book Award for Young Adult Fiction | Princess of the Midnight Ball | Won | [27] |
Whitney Award | Youth Fiction—Speculative | Tuesdays at the Castle | Nominated | [28] | |
Utah Center for the Book | Utah Book Award—Children’s | Tuesdays at the Castle | Won | [29] | |
2013 | Whitney Award | Middle Grade | Wednesdays in the Tower | Nominated | [30] |