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;Mormon Artist blog interview with George she studied these languages so she could read Viking sagas in the original written language. 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. George has been the keynote speaker for writer's workshops and teen writing conference. In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly periodical magazine Mormon Artist.
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.Search list. Google Books. Retrieved January 2, 2012. Many of her stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales, and have received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews,"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. Booklist Online,"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. and others. George was on the New York Times bestseller list in May 2013 for Wednesdays in the Tower.
George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bibliography
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) Holidays at the Castle (2026)
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."Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men with Jessica Day George" . Writing Excuses. March 7, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
Awards Year Organization Award title,Category Work Result Refs 2007 Whitney Award Best Novel by a New Author Dragon Slippers "The 2007 Whitney Award Winners". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015. Best Novel Speculative Fiction 2008 Whitney Award Youth Fiction Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow "2008 Whitney Award Finalists". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015. 2009 South Carolina Association of School Librarians South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Princess of the Midnight Ball Whitney Award Youth Fiction 2009 Whitney Award finalists Retrieved July 3, 2015. 2011 Children's Literature Association of Utah Beehive Book Award for Young Adult Fiction Princess of the Midnight Ball Whitney Award Youth Fiction—Speculative Tuesdays at the Castle Utah Center for the Book Utah Book Award—Children’s Tuesdays at the Castle 2013 Whitney Award Middle Grade Wednesdays in the Tower
See also The Twelve Dancing Princesses East of the Sun and West of the Moon
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References
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