Jill Davis

Who is Jill Davis?

Jill A. Davis is an American author and television writer. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America. She was nominated for 5 Emmy awards for her 6 years of work as a writer for David Letterman. Her first novel, Girls' Poker Night, ISBN 0-375-50514-8, was a New York Times bestseller. It was published in 5 languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, Ask Again Later, ISBN 978-0-06-087596-1, was published by Ecco in February 2007, and is now held by almost 900 libraries.

Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist. After leaving the Late Show with David Letterman, she created and executive-produced a television show pilot for Dreamworks starring Tracy Pollan, Anna Says. She also wrote and published a number of screenplays, teleplays, short stories and magazine articles.

Davis, originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Endicott College and Emerson College, majoring in creative writing. She holds an MFA in Fiction from NYU and has an honorary Ph.D. in Arts & Letters from Endicott. She is married to Edward Conard and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.