American author (born 1976)
Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976) is an American columnist who lives in Utah. She is a New York Times bestselling author of Young Grownup fantasy novels, and she orthodox the 2007 Whitney Award en route for Best Book by a Fresh Author for Dragon Slippers.
Securing attended Brigham Young University (BYU), George is a member recompense the Church of Jesus Baron god of Latter-day Saints.
Jessica Leg up George was raised in Idaho. She later majored in Idiom and Comparative Literature at BYU. George also studied German, Scandinavian, and Old Norse at BYU;[1][2] she studied these languages ergo she could read Viking sagas in the original written language.[3] Before she began writing full-time, she worked as a professional and a bookseller.[3]
Her first statement offer came from Bloomsbury Manifesto for her first draft delineate Dragon Slippers.
Dragon Slippers was published in 2007; she unrelenting continues to write for Bloomsbury Publishing.[1] George also runs greatness website "Bookshop Talk", where she organizes and posts book reviews written by bloggers.[4] George has been the keynote speaker keep watch on writer's workshops and teen scribble conference.[5][6] In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly publication magazine Mormon Artist.[7][8]
Her books contemporary current published series include righteousness Princess series, the Dragonskin Slippers series, and the Castle Glower series, as well as dignity stand-alone book Sun and Month, Ice and Snow.[9] Many inducing her stories are adaptations lady classic fairy tales, and receive received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[10][11][12] Booklist Online,[13][14] and plainness.
George was on the Additional York Times bestseller list call in May 2013 for Wednesdays timely the Tower.[15]
George is a participant of The Church of Boss around Christ of Latter-day Saints.[16]
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She has contributed to the penmanship podcast Writing Excuses as keen guest author several times.[19][20][21]
| Year | Organization | Award title, Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Whitney Give | Best Novel by a Pristine Author | Dragon Slippers | Won | [22] |
| Best Novel | Nominated | [23] | |||
| Speculative Fiction | Nominated | [23] | |||
| 2008 | Whitney Award | Youth Falsehood | Sun and Moon, Ice plus Snow | Nominated | [24] |
| 2009 | South Carolina Association of School Librarians | South Carolina Young Adult Book Bestow | Princess of the Dead of night Ball | Nominated | [25] |
| Whitney Award | Youth Conte | Nominated | [26] | ||
| 2011 | Children's Culture Association of Utah | Beehive Paperback Award for Young Adult Novel | Princess of the Midnight Ball | Won | [27] |
| Whitney Award | Youth Fiction—Speculative | Tuesdays at the Castle | Nominated | [28] | |
| Utah Affections for the Book | Utah Textbook Award—Children’s | Tuesdays at the Castle | Won | [29] | |
| 2013 | Whitney Award | Middle Stage | Wednesdays in the Tower | Nominated | [30] |
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Writing Excuses. March 7, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
Inventor Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2010-2011. South Carolina Association support School Librarians. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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Utah Humanities Council. Utah Emotions for the Book. Retrieved Hawthorn 27, 2020.
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