Jessica Day George, born October 11, 1976, is an award winning author. She received a BA in Humanities/Comparative Literature from Brigham Young University. George received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers. She is the author of the Princess series, the Dragon Slipper series, and the Castle Glower series, as well as the stand-alone book Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow.