Saundra Mitchell

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Saundra Mitchell (born September 3, 1973) [1] is an American novelist who has also written under the pseudonyms of Jessa Holbrook and Alex Mallory.

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Personal life

Mitchell is gay and has daughters. [2]

Career

Mitchell worked as the head screenwriter and executive producer with Dreaming Tree Films for twenty years. [2] Using her screenplays, the company produced more than 400 films. [2] She has Academy Award eligibility ten times. [2]

Selected accolades

YearWorkAccoladesResultRef.
2009Shadowed Summer Junior Library Guild book listSelection [3]
2010 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult MysteryFinalist [4]
Society of Midland Authors Award for Best Children’s BookWinner [5]
2020All the Things We Do in the Dark Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Finalist [6]
Junior Library Guild book listSelection [7]
Indiana Author Award for Best Young Adult NovelWinner [8]

Publications

Fiction

Standalone novels

  • Shadowed Summer (2009)
  • Breathkept (2011)
  • Defy the Dark (2013)
  • While You're Away, as Jessa Holbrook (2013)
  • Wild, as Alex Mallory (2014)
  • Mistwalker (2014)
  • All the Things We Do in the Dark (2019)
  • The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical, with Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Matthew Sklar (2019)

The Vespertine series

Camp Murderface series

Nonfiction

Short stories

Anthologies

Filmography

Films

Shorts

TV Series

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References

  1. "Saundra Mitchell". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bio". Saundra Mitchell. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. "Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. "Nominees: The Edgar Awards". The Edgar Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. "Past Winners". The Society of Midland Authors. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  6. Hart, Michelle (2020-03-10). "Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  7. "All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  8. "2020 Awards". Indiana Authors Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-04.