Jessica Day George is an American author who currently 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, George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
| Born: | October 11, 1976, Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Period: | 2007–present |
| Genre: | Young adult, Fantasy, Fairy tale |
| Subject: | Writing |
About Jessica Day George
American children's author best known for her The Princesses of Westfalin series and her Dragon Slippers series.
Before Fame
She attended Brigham Young University and studied Old Norse.
Achievement
She won the 2007 Whitney Award for her book Dragon Slippers and was also nominated for the 2008 and 2009 Whitney Awards.
Family Life
She has been a practicing member of the Church of Latter Day Saints.
Associations
Stephanie Meyer is another fantasy writer who attended Brigham Young University.
Information related to Jessica Day George
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses - "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1812. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 306. Charles Deulin collected another, French version in his Contes du Roi Cambrinus, which he credited to the Grimm version.
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon - "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" is a Norwegian fairy tale. "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.
- Writers from Salt Lake City
