Jesse Andrews
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Jesse Andrews (born September 15, 1982) is an American novelist and screenwriter.
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Novels
His debut novel, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, was published by Harry Abrams in 2012 and won that year's Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction.[1] He also wrote the feature-film adaptation of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and produced by Indian Paintbrush.[2] It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Audience Award (U.S. - Dramatic) and the Grand Jury Prize (U.S. - Dramatic).[3]
Background
Andrews was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of both Schenley High School and Harvard University.[4] He is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.cybils.com/2013/02/the-2012-cybils-awards.html
- ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2015/01/25/Me-Earl-the-Dying-Girl-made-and-set-in-Pittsburgh-premieres-today-at-Sundance-Film-Festival/stories/201501250025
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/01/sundance-film-festival-award-winners-2015-festival-awards-winner-list-1201363757/
- ↑ Jesse Andrews, About Me: Bio, http://www.jesseandrews.com/about-me-shift/#bio
- ↑ Id.
