Jessica Day George

Jessica Day George
Born October 11, 1976 (1976-10-11) (age 35)
Boise, Idaho, United States
Occupation Writer
Period 2007–present
Genres Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale
Subjects Writing
www.jessicadaygeorge.com

Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976)[1] is an American author, who currently lives in Utah. She received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author[2] for Dragon Slippers.

Her books and current published series include the Princess and Dragon Slipper series and the stand-alone books Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, and Tuesdays at the Castle.[3] Many of her stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales, and have received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[4][5][6] Booklist Online,[7][8] and others.

Princess series

Dragon Slippers series

Stand alone books

Podcasts

She has contributed to the writing podcast Writing Excuses as a guest author several times.[14]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Day George". GoodReads.com.
  2. ^ "Whitney Awards honor LDS fiction writers". The Mormon Times. March 27, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Search list. Google Books. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "Tuesdays at the Castle". Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ^ "Princess of the Midnight Ball". Kirkus Reviews.
  6. ^ "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow". Kirkus Reviews.
  7. ^ "Princess of Glass" review. Booklist Online.
  8. ^ '"Sun and Moon, Ice and Show" review. Booklist Online.
  9. ^ Princess of the Midnight Ball. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2010.
  10. ^ 2009 Whitney Award finalists
  11. ^ Princess of Glass. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2010.
  12. ^ "The 2007 Whitney Award Winners". Whitney Awards.
  13. ^ "2008 Whitney Award Finalists". Whitney Awards.
  14. ^ "Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men with Jessica Day George". Writing Excuses. March 7, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.