Jill A. Davis (born 1966) is an American author and television writer. She is a member of the

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. She was nominated for five

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s for her six years of work as a writer for

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. Her first novel, ''Girls' Poker Night'' (published by

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in 2002), was a

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. It was published in five languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, ''Ask Again Later'', was published by

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in February 2007.

Biography

Davis, originally from

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, is a graduate of

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and

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, majoring in creative writing. She holds an MFA in Fiction from NYU and has an honorary Ph.D. in Arts & Letters from Endicott. Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist. After leaving the

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, she created and executive-produced a television show

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for

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starring

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, ''Anna Says''. She also wrote and published a number of

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and magazine articles. She is married to Edward Conard and lives in

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with her husband and daughter.HarperCollins Publishers Author Biography
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Works

Novels

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Collections/humor

* 1996 ''David Letterman’s New Book of Top Ten Lists and Wedding Dress Patterns for the Husky Bride''by David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al. * 1995 ''David Letterman’s Book of Top Ten Lists and Zest Lo-Cal Chicken Recipes''by David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al. * 1996 ''Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Mom''by David Letterman, foreword by David Letterman and Jill Davis.

Short stories

* 2004 "New York" (in ''Girls' Night In'', ed. Lauren Henderson, Chris Manby,

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, ) * 2004 "Sister Goddess Ruby" (in ''May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor'', ed. Michael J. Rosen, )

Television and film

* 2000 ''Drinking, Smoking, Fooling Around'', a collection of short stories adapted as monologues (HBO Productions) (writer) * 1999 ''Mother's Helper'', teleplay (Blue Relief, Inc.; Bob Kosberg Productions & Touchstone Pictures) (writer) * 1999 ''Anna Says'', sitcom pilot (Dreamworks Television and Lottery Hill Entertainment) (creator, writer, executive producer) * 1998 ''The Group'', sitcom (Blue Relief, Inc.) (creator, writer, executive producer) * 1996 ''The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special II'' (CBS) (writer) * 1995 ''The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special'' (CBS) (writer) * 1993-1996 ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' (CBS) (writer) * 1992 ''The Late Show with David Letterman: Tenth Anniversary Special'' (NBC) (writer) * 1991-1993 ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' (NBC) (writer) * ''Half Magic'', film (Nickelodeon Films) (writer)

Articles

* * "The Reason You're Still Single: Commitmentphobia Isn't Just a Guy Thing" (''Cosmopolitan'', Sept. 1 2002) * ''The Countdown'' (serialized novella later developed as ''Ask Again Later'', ''USA Today'' Open Book, 2008) * "The North Shore's Literary Treasure,

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" (''North Shore Life'', August–September 1987, Vol VII, No. 4)

References

External links

www.harpercollins.com Author bio

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Jill A. American women writers 1966 births Living people Writers from Reading, Pennsylvania Writers from New York City Endicott College alumni Emerson College alumni New York University alumni 21st-century American women