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2373 N.W. 185th Avenue
Suite 165
Hillsboro, OR 97124-7076
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JILL’S GUEST SPEAKER FLYER WITH REFERENCES (click to view PDF)
SHORT BIO
Jill Williamson is a chocolate-loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms and the award-winning author of several teen novels including By Darkness Hid (fantasy) and Captives (dystopian). She’s a Whovian, a Photoshop addict, and a recovering fashion design assistant, who grew up in Alaska without electricity. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Eastern Oregon, where there are more deer and cows than people. She blogs for teen writers at www.goteenwriters.com. You can also visit her online at www.jillwilliamson.com, where adventure comes to life.
LONG BIO
Jill Williamson is weird, which is probably why she writes science fiction and fantasy novels for teenagers. She grew up in Alaska with no electricity, an outhouse, and a lot of mosquitoes. Thankfully it was the land of the midnight sun, and she could stay up and read by the summer daylight that wouldn’t go away. But the winter months left little to do but daydream. Both hobbies set her up to be a writer.
Jill is a Whovian, a Photoshop addict, and a recovering fashion design assistant. Her debut novel, a medieval fantasy called By Darkness Hid, won an EPIC Award, a Christy Award, and was named a Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror novel of 2009 by VOYA magazine. Jill has since published thirteen books.
Jill loves working with teenagers and encouraging them to respect their dreams. She speaks and gives writing workshops at libraries, schools, camps, and churches. She blogs for teen writers at www.goteenwriters.com. She lives in Oregon with her husband, two children, and a whole lot of deer. You can also visit her online at www.jillwilliamson.com, where adventure comes to life.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Jill wrote half a book and tried–and failed–to sell it in 2004.
- Jill published her first novel, By Darkness Hid, in April 2009.
- A major theme in most of Jill’s novels is finding your purpose in life and respecting your dreams.
- Jill published Replication, her first novel with a major publishing house.
- In 2012, Jill joined Stephanie Morrill on www.GoTeenWriters.com where they blog for teen writers five days a week.
- Jill is a popular speaker at writers conferences for YA and speculative fiction workshops and at middle and high schools.
- In the fall of 2012, Jill sold a dystopian YA trilogy to HarperCollins/Blink.
- Jill published her first nonfiction work, Go Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft into a Published Book, which she co-authored with Stephanie Morrill in 2013.
- In the fall of 2014, Jill sold an adult fantasy trilogy to Bethany House Publishers.
AWARDS
- VOYA magazine’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 2009: By Darkness Hid
- Finalist: 2010 Clive Staples Award, By Darkness Hid
- Finalist: 2010 ACFW Carol Award, By Darkness Hid
- Winner: 2010 Epic Award, By Darkness Hid
- Winner: 2010 Christy Award, Visionary category, By Darkness Hid (Blood of Kings, book 1)
- VOYA magazine’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 2010: To Darkness Fled
- Family Fiction Magazine 2011 Reader’s Choice Awards: #4 Speculative Fiction Author
- Winner: 2011 Christy Award, Visionary category, To Darkness Fled (Blood of Kings, book 2)
- Bronze Award: 2013 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, nonfiction, Go Teen Writers
- Finalist: 2013 ACFW Carol Award, The New Recruit
- Winner: 2013 Cascade Award, YA category, The New Recruit
- Finalist: 2014 ACFW Carol Award, Captives
- Finalist: 2014 ACFW Carol Award, Project Gemini
- Winner: 2014 INSPY Award, Captives
- 2015 Oregon Christian Writers Trailblazer Award recipient
- Finalist: 2017 Christy Award, Visionary category, King’s Folly
- Finalist: 2017 Realm Award, Fantasy category, King’s Folly
- Finalist: 2017 Cascade Award, Speculative category, King’s Folly
- Winner: 2018 Cascade Award, Speculative category, King’s Blood
AUTHOR PHOTOS (Click each for a larger image)
PRINTABLE BOOK LIST (click to view book list)
BOOK COVERS (Click each for a larger image)
King’s Folly
(The Kinsman Chronicles, book one)
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Darkness Reigns
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The Heir War
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The End of All Things
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King’s Blood
(The Kinsman Chronicles, book two)
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Kingdom at Sea
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Maelstrom
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Voices of Blood
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Captives
(The Safe Lands, book 1)
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Outcasts
(The Safe Lands, book 2)
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Rebels
(The Safe Lands, book 3)
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The New Recruit
(The Mission League, book 1)
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Chokepoint
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(The Mission League, 1.5)
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Project Gemini
(The Mission League, book 2)
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Ambuscade
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Go Teen Writers
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Storyworld First
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By Darkness Hid
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To Darkness Fled
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From Darkness Won
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Replication
paperback
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A Curriculum Guide for
By Darkness Hid
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A Curriculum Guide for
To Darkness Fled
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A Curriculum Guide for
From Darkness Won
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Replication
hardcover
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A Mango and a Mud Church
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PRESS RELEASES
–Press Release for Replication
–Press Release for To Darkness Fled
–Press Release for By Darkness Hid
–By Darkness Hid Wins 2010 Christy Award
EXTRAS
–Have Jill Visit Your School or Library– Flyer
–Replication Interview Questions
–Media and Peer Raves for By Darkness Hid
–VOYA Best of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 2009– By Darkness Hid
–Library Journal Review of By Darkness Hid
–VOYA Review of By Darkness Hid
–Discussion Questions for By Darkness Hid
–VOYA Best of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 2010– To Darkness Fled
–VOYA Review of To Darkness Fled
–Publishers Weekly Review of To Darkness Fled
Selected Bibliography (most recent release first)
Thirst (book one in the Thirst Duology), YA post-apocalyptic, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2019.
The Profile Match (Mission League, book 4), YA suspense, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2018.
King’s War (Kinsman Chronicles, book 3), adult epic fantasy, 14 and up, Bethany House Publishers, 2018.
Punctuation 101: A Fiction Writer’s Guide to Getting it Right, nonfiction writing help book, 2018.
Broken Trust (Mission League, book 3), YA suspense, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2016.
Mardok and the Seven Exiles (RoboTales, book 2), children’s chapter book, 8 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2016
King’s Blood (Kinsman Chronicles, book 2), adult epic fantasy, 14 and up, Bethany House Publishers, 2017.
King’s Folly (Kinsman Chronicles, book 1), epic fantasy, 16 and up, Bethany House Publishers, 2016.
Tinker (RoboTales, book 1), children’s chapter book, 8 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2015.
Storyworld First, nonfiction, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2014.
Rebels (The Safe Lands, book 3), young adult dystopian, 14 and up, Blink/HarperCollins, 2014.
Outcasts (The Safe Lands, book 2), young adult dystopian, 14 and up, Blink/HarperCollins, 2014.
Captives (The Safe Lands, book 1), young adult dystopian, 14 and up, Blink/HarperCollins, 2013.
Go Teen Writers, nonfiction, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2013.
Ambushed (Mission League novella 2.5), young adult suspense, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2014.
Project Gemini (Mission League, book 2), young adult suspense, 12 and up, Marcher Lord Press, 2013.
Chokepoint (Mission League novella 1.5), young adult suspense, 12 and up, Novel Teen Press, 2012.
The New Recruit (Mission League, book 1), young adult suspense, 12 and up, Marcher Lord Press, 2012.
Replication: The Jason Experiment, young adult science fiction, 12 and up, Zonderkidz, 2011.
From Darkness Won (Blood of Kings, book 3), heroic fantasy, 12 and up, Marcher Lord Press, 2011.
To Darkness Fled (Blood of Kings, book 2), heroic fantasy, 12 and up, Marcher Lord Press, 2010.
By Darkness Hid (Blood of Kings, book 1), heroic fantasy, 12 and up, Marcher Lord Press, 2009.
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