Joshilyn Jackson
Joshilyn Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1968 |
| Education | Georgia State University (BA) University of Illinois Chicago (MA) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | www |
Joshilyn Jackson (born February 27, 1968)[1] is an American author.
Early life and education
Jackson was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.[1] She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida, in 1986.[1]
She attended several colleges before getting a two-year degree from Georgia Perimeter College and a BA in English literature from Georgia State University.[1] She received an MA in creative writing from the University of Illinois Chicago in 1997.[1]
Before starting her writing career, Jackson was an actor.[2]
Career
Jackson writes novels primarily in the thriller and Southern fiction genres,[2] including A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty; Backseat Saints; The Girl Who Stopped Swimming; Between, Georgia; Gods in Alabama; Someone Else's Love Story; The Opposite of Everyone; The Almost Sisters; Never Have I Ever; Mother May I; and With My Little Eye.[3] She has also written the novella My Own Miraculous. Jackson describes her writing style as "weirdo fiction" with a Southern Gothic influence and dark humor.[4]
Jackson is a board member of Reforming Arts, a nonprofit organization which provides liberal arts education to women in Georgia prisons.[5] She volunteer teaches creative writing classes at Arrendale State Prison.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Joshilyn Jackson". Georgia Center for the Book. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- 1 2 Brewer, Robert Lee (April 24, 2023). "Joshilyn Jackson: On Celebrity Obsession and Social Media". Writer's Digest. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Joshilyn Jackson". HarperCollins. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ Valeri, Laura (2017). "Hindu Lore with a Southern Twang: An Interview with Joshylin Jackson". Wraparound South. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Joshilyn Jackson - Author". DeFiore & Company. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ Dyer, Candice (August 1, 2018). "Organizations: Reforming Arts". Georgia Trend Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2026.