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, was a New York Times bestseller. It was published in 5 languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, Ask Again Later, was published by Ecco in February 2007.
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.Works
Novels
Collections/humor
- 1996 David Letterman’s New Book of Top Ten Lists and Wedding Dress Patterns for the Husky Brideby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al.
- 1995 David Letterman’s Book of Top Ten Lists and Zest Lo-Cal Chicken Recipesby David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, et al.
- 1996 Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Momby David Letterman, foreword by David Letterman and Jill Davis.
Short stories
- 2004 "New York"
- 2004 "Sister Goddess Ruby"
Television and film
- 2000 Drinking, Smoking, Fooling Around, a collection of short stories adapted as monologues
- 1999 Mother's Helper, teleplay
- 1999 Anna Says, sitcom pilot
- 1998 The Group, sitcom
- 1996 The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special II
- 1995 The Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special
- 1993-1996 The Late Show with David Letterman
- 1992 The Late Show with David Letterman: Tenth Anniversary Special
- 1991-1993 The Late Show with David Letterman
- Half Magic, film
Articles
- "The Reason You're Still Single: Commitmentphobia Isn't Just a Guy Thing"
- The Countdown
- "The North Shore's Literary Treasure, John Updike"