Jessica Day George Explained

Jessica Day George
Birth Date:11 October 1976
Birth Place:Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Alma Mater:Brigham Young University
Period:2007–present
Genre:Young adult, Fantasy, Fairy tale
Subject:Writing

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.

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. 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

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.[17] [18] [19]

Awards

YearOrganizationAward title,
Category		WorkResultRefs<-- Use the template below for each row
YEARORGANIZATIONTITLE,
CATEGORY		WORK or REFERENCES-->
2007Whitney AwardBest Novel by a New AuthorDragon Slippers[20]
Best Novel[21]
Speculative Fiction
2008Whitney AwardYouth FictionSun and Moon, Ice and Snow[22]
2009South Carolina Association of School LibrariansSouth Carolina Young Adult Book AwardPrincess of the Midnight Ball[23]
Whitney AwardYouth Fiction[24]
2011Children's Literature Association of UtahBeehive Book Award for Young Adult FictionPrincess of the Midnight Ball[25]
Whitney AwardYouth Fiction—SpeculativeTuesdays at the Castle[26]
Utah Center for the BookUtah Book Award—Children’sTuesdays at the Castle[27]
2013Whitney AwardMiddle GradeWednesdays in the Tower[28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Author Profile: Jessica Day George . Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind . Brigham Young University . March 21, 2019.
  2. http://mormonartist.net/issue-7/jessica-day-george/ Mormon Artist blog interview with George
  3. Book: George . Jessica Day . Dragonskin Slippers . 2012 . Bloomsbury . New York . 9781408817421 . March 21, 2019 . Meet the Author.
  4. Pilcher . Toni . Mormon Contributions to Young Adult Literature . BYU ScholarsArchive . August 1, 2011 . 11 . March 21, 2019.
  5. News: Writers' Workshop . April 3, 2019 . The Daily Herald . Herald Communications . April 16, 2009.
  6. News: Teen Writing . April 3, 2019 . The Daily Herald . Herald Communications . June 6, 2009.
  7. News: Aston . Allison . Jessica Day George . April 3, 2019 . Mormon Artist . November 2009.
  8. News: Clark . Cody . New magazine profiles artistically minded LDS . April 3, 2019 . The Daily Herald . Herald Communications . March 29, 2009.
  9. https://books.google.com/books?as_brr=0&as_epq=Jessica+Day+George Search list
  10. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jessica-day-george/tuesdays-castle/#review "Tuesdays at the Castle"
  11. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jessica-day-george/princess-of-the-midnight-ball/#review "Princess of the Midnight Ball"
  12. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jessica-day-george/sun-and-moon-ice-and-snow/#review "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow"
  13. http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=4037056&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 "Princess of Glass"
  14. http://www.booklistonline.com/Sun-and-Moon-Ice-and-Snow-Jessica-Day-George/pid=2385502 '"Sun and Moon, Ice and Show"
  15. News: Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade . April 1, 2019 . The New York Times . May 26, 2013.
  16. News: George . Jessica Day . When I Grow Up…I Want to Be an Author . March 18, 2019 . Friend . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . November 2014.
  17. http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/03/07/writing-excuses-4-9-how-to-write-men-with-jessica-day-george/ "Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men with Jessica Day George"
  18. Web site: Mating Plumage . Writing Excuses . April 1, 2019.
  19. Web site: Working with Editors . Writing Excuses . April 1, 2019.
  20. http://whitneyawards.com/2007-winners/ "The 2007 Whitney Award Winners"
  21. Web site: 2007 Whitney Awards Finalists . The Whitney Awards . March 21, 2019.
  22. http://whitneyawards.com/2008-finalists/ "2008 Whitney Award Finalists"
  23. Web site: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George . South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2010-2011 . South Carolina Association of School Librarians . April 5, 2019.
  24. http://whitneyawards.com/2009-finalists/ 2009 Whitney Award finalists
  25. Web site: Beehive Book Award Winners . Salt Lake County Library . The County Library . March 21, 2019.
  26. Web site: 2011 Whitney Award Finalists . The Whitney Awards . March 21, 2019.
  27. Web site: Utah Book Awards - Utah Center for the Book . Utah Humanities Council . Utah Center for the Book . May 27, 2020.
  28. Web site: 2013 Whitney Award Finalists . The Whitney Awards . March 21, 2019.

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