When she isn’t writing stories full of vivid characters and creatures, Jessica A. Tanner enjoys a view of the Rocky Mountains, takes long walks, and hangs with her many critters. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Realm Makers, and Wolf Creek Christian Writers Network (WCCWN).
Jessica has a short story ("The Missing Book" under her short-lived alternate penname Silver Mist) and a short piece (“His Words, Our Words”) published in Looking at Life, a collection by WCCWN; a testimony in Twenty-Three Journeys to Christ compiled by Gregg Heid; three stories ("Zombie Turkey;" "Icy Snow, Towropes, and Divine Intervention;" and "Ditches, Hillsides, and Prayer") in A Book of Remembrance: A Collection of Everyday Miracles compiled by Lynn Moffett; two stories ("Kat" and "Nancy's Hat") in The Adventures of a Horse Named George also compiled by Lynn Moffett; a short story ("The Invisible Boy") in The Invisible Files: Classic Monsters Anthology #4 from Ye Olde Dragon Books; a short story ("The Pale New Kid") in ONCE BITTEN...: Classic Monsters Anthology #5 also from Ye Olde Dragon Books, and several pieces published under the Matter of Faith column of the Pagosa Sun’s Preview.
Her debut novel, Sonji, is released June 2023 thanks to Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. It recieved 3 winner awards (Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction/ Fantasy, and New Author: Fiction) in the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards hosted by Story Monsters, Inc. in December 2024. It also recieved 2 winner awards (Young Adult Fiction and New Author Fiction) from the Story Monsters Approved! Awards in April 2025. In July 2025, it recieved 4 winner awards (Best Cover Design, Young Adult Fiction, New Author: Fiction, and Science Fiction/Fantasy) in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards hosted by Story Monsters, Inc. Jessica is currently working to get Sonji into an audiobook, and she's writing the sequel.
Her debut novella Peaflower, a retelling of the Princess and the Pea, released April 25th, 2025 via independent publishing and is part of the multi-author series called A Garden of Fairy Tales.
Both of her books, Peaflower and Sonji, have been reviewed by Clean Fiction Magazine and earned her the title Clean Fiction Author. Sonji in the Winter 2024 Edition. Peaflower in the Summer 2025 Edition.