Jessica Day George
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Born | (1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 47) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
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.
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
[a]
Dragonskin Slippers series
- Dragon Slippers (2006)
- Dragon Flight (2008)
- Dragon Spear (2009)
The Princesses of Westfalin series
- Princess of the Midnight Ball (2009)
- Princess of Glass (2010)
- Princess of the Silver Woods (2012)
Castle Glower series
- Tuesdays at the Castle (2011)
- Wednesdays in the Tower (2013)
- Thursdays with the Crown (2014)
- Fridays with the Wizards (2015)
- Saturdays at Sea (2017)
The Rose Legacy series
- The Rose Legacy (2018)
- The Queen's Secret (2019)
- The Rider's Reign (2020)
Standalone books
- Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (2008)
- Silver in the Blood (2015)
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 |
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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] |
See also
Notes
- ^ Bibliographical items are found on the Mormon Literature & Creative Arts website and Bloomsbury publishing.[17][18]
References
- ^ a b "Author Profile: Jessica Day George". Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind. Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Mormon Artist blog interview with George
- ^ a b George, Jessica Day (2012). "Meet the Author". Dragonskin Slippers. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408817421. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Pilcher, Toni (August 1, 2011). "Mormon Contributions to Young Adult Literature". BYU ScholarsArchive: 11. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Writers' Workshop". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Teen Writing". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. June 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Aston, Allison (November 2009). "Jessica Day George". Mormon Artist. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Clark, Cody (March 29, 2009). "New magazine profiles artistically minded LDS". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Search list. Google Books. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Tuesdays at the Castle". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Princess of the Midnight Ball". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow". Kirkus Reviews. December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Princess of Glass" review. Booklist Online. Melissa Moore, May 15, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ '"Sun and Moon, Ice and Show" review. Booklist Online. Frances Bradburn, February 1, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade". The New York Times. May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jessica Day George". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts. Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Day George". Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men with Jessica Day George". Writing Excuses. March 7, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ^ "Mating Plumage". Writing Excuses. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Working with Editors". Writing Excuses. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "The 2007 Whitney Award Winners". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "2007 Whitney Awards Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "2008 Whitney Award Finalists". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2009 Whitney Award finalists Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "Beehive Book Award Winners" (PDF). Salt Lake County Library. The County Library. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Whitney Award Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Utah Book Awards - Utah Center for the Book". Utah Humanities Council. Utah Center for the Book. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "2013 Whitney Award Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
External links
- Author's website
- Jessica Day George papers, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Jessica Day George correspondence, 2006-2009, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Jessica Day George interviews, approximately 2009, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Jessica Day George literary manuscripts, 2007-2010, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Bookshop Talk
- Author website at publisher Bloomsbury