| Sarah Jio | |
| Birth Name: | Sarah Mitchell |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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Jio was born on February 18, 1978, in Seattle, Washington. She began writing as a child and was the first teenage columnist for her local newspaper, The Bremerton Sun. Later, Jio earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University.[2]
Jio started her career in 2000 as an account executive at The Silver Company before becoming an editor at Seattle Pacific University, where she worked for ten years.[3] Simultaneously she also worked as a freelance writer contributing articles on topics covering travel, nutrition, food,[4] [5] health and psychology to many national magazines and newspapers.[6] [7] [8]
In 2008, Jio became a contributor to Glamour magazine,[9] [10] where she penned the publication's popular health blog, "Vitamin G", and later wrote a weekly column about her life after divorce.[11] [12]
In 2010, Jio signed with Penguin Random House,[13] and has since published 11 novels with this international publishing company including the New York Times[14] [15] and USA Today bestseller, Blackberry Winter.[16] Her novels are published in more than 30 countries worldwide and have been translated into dozens of languages.[17] Jio is also a frequent contributor to the actress Molly Sims' lifestyle website.[18] [19]
Jio currently lives in Seattle with her husband, Brandon Ebel, the founder of Tooth and Nail Records and her three sons and three step children.[21] [22]