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 |
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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]