Jessica Day George
Jessica Day George in 2018
Jessica Day George in 2018
Born (1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 47)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Period2007–present
GenreYoung adult, Fantasy, Fairy tale
SubjectWriting
Website
www.jessicadaygeorge.com

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.

Biography

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]

Bibliography

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Dragonskin Slippers series

The Princesses of Westfalin series

Castle Glower series

The Rose Legacy series

Standalone books

Podcasts

She has contributed to the writing podcast Writing Excuses as a guest author several times.[19][20][21]

Awards

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]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Bibliographical items are found on the Mormon Literature & Creative Arts website and Bloomsbury publishing.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Author Profile: Jessica Day George". Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind. Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Mormon Artist blog interview with George
  3. ^ a b George, Jessica Day (2012). "Meet the Author". Dragonskin Slippers. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408817421. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Pilcher, Toni (August 1, 2011). "Mormon Contributions to Young Adult Literature". BYU ScholarsArchive: 11. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Writers' Workshop". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Teen Writing". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. June 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Aston, Allison (November 2009). "Jessica Day George". Mormon Artist. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  8. ^ Clark, Cody (March 29, 2009). "New magazine profiles artistically minded LDS". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Search list. Google Books. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Tuesdays at the Castle". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  11. ^ "Princess of the Midnight Ball". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow". Kirkus Reviews. December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  13. ^ "Princess of Glass" review. Booklist Online. Melissa Moore, May 15, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  14. ^ '"Sun and Moon, Ice and Show" review. Booklist Online. Frances Bradburn, February 1, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade". The New York Times. May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  16. ^ George, Jessica Day (November 2014). "When I Grow Up…I Want to Be an Author". Friend. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Jessica Day George". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts. Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Jessica Day George". Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men with Jessica Day George". Writing Excuses. March 7, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  20. ^ "Mating Plumage". Writing Excuses. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  21. ^ "Working with Editors". Writing Excuses. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  22. ^ "The 2007 Whitney Award Winners". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  23. ^ a b "2007 Whitney Awards Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  24. ^ "2008 Whitney Award Finalists". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  25. ^ "Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George" (PDF). South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2010-2011. South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  26. ^ 2009 Whitney Award finalists Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  27. ^ "Beehive Book Award Winners" (PDF). Salt Lake County Library. The County Library. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  28. ^ "2011 Whitney Award Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  29. ^ "Utah Book Awards - Utah Center for the Book". Utah Humanities Council. Utah Center for the Book. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  30. ^ "2013 Whitney Award Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

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