Semifinalist, Holiday Romance Mentorship with Nicely Entertainment
BIO
Jessica Jiji was born and raised in New York City where her Iraqi father settled after being undocumented for more than a decade. She built a career at the United Nations writing speeches for its Secretary-General and producing documentaries on its work. A front-row seat on the world of diplomacy taught her that entertainment is equally valuable in promoting peace. Two of her novels have been published by HarperCollins and translated into Italian, and another won the Indies Today Best Humor Award. Her screenplays have earned the Gold Prize in the Page International Screenwriting Awards, among other accolades. Skateboarding with her three sons is more than worth the 20 stitches and nine-inch metal plate holding her arm together.