Saundra Mitchell (born September 3, 1973)[1] is an American novelist who has also written under the pseudonyms of Jessa Holbrook and Alex Mallory.

Personal life

Mitchell is gay and has daughters.[2]

Career

Mitchell worked as the head screenwriter and executive producer with Dreaming Tree Films for twenty years.[2] Using her screenplays, the company produced more than 400 films.[2] She has Academy Award eligibility ten times.[2]

Selected accolades

Year Work Accolades Result Ref.
2009 Shadowed Summer Junior Library Guild book list Selection [3]
2010 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery Finalist [4]
Society of Midland Authors Award for Best Children’s Book Winner [5]
2020 All the Things We Do in the Dark Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Finalist [6]
Junior Library Guild book list Selection [7]
Indiana Author Award for Best Young Adult Novel Winner [8]

Publications

Fiction

Standalone novels

The Vespertine series

Camp Murderface series

Nonfiction

Short stories

Anthologies

Filmography

Films

Shorts

TV Series

References

  1. ^ "Saundra Mitchell". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bio". Saundra Mitchell. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. ^ "Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. ^ "Nominees: The Edgar Awards". The Edgar Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". The Society of Midland Authors. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  6. ^ Hart, Michelle (2020-03-10). "Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  7. ^ "All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  8. ^ "2020 Awards". Indiana Authors Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-04.