Jandy Nelson is a American author who burst onto the scene with her debut novel, The Sky Is Everywhere. That book was named a best book of the year by publications such as the New York Times, Time Magazine, and NPR. She followed that book up with I’ll Give You the Sun which was the recipient of the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, Bank Street’s Josette Frank Award, and a Stonewall Honor Book Award.
Jandy attended Cornell University where she received her BA and then on to Brown University and the Vermont College of Fine Arts where she received MFAs in Poetry and Children’s Writing. Her first book was optioned for a film and Nelson wrote the screenplay for it.
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