Author Jill K. Sayre

Jill K. Sayre is an award-winning author of Middle Grade, with a new Young Adult fantasy and a Women's Fiction novel released in October 2025.

 

With a passion for weaving the wonder of the unseen world into grounded, emotionally rich stories, she creates tales that inspire both curiosity and courage. Her debut MG novel, The Fairies of Turtle Creek, received the Reader’s Favorite Silver Medal for Children’s Fiction and explores the delicate balance between science and belief as a young girl navigates the absence of her brother during the Iraq War.

 

Her latest YA book, On Wings of Stone and Light, is a mythic, loose retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac, centered on a part-human, part-condor, part-dragon gargoyle who must battle darkness to save his home—and his heart.

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Also newly released, In the Wake of Broken Hearts is a Women's Fiction novel based on a true story. Co-written with author Helen Martin Ippolito, it explores three generations of fatal heartbreak, and only the bond between two female friends  can help them both find their way.

 

In addition to writing, Jill is a dedicated Pre-K, elementary and middle school teacher, and visual artist. Whether in the classroom or on the page, she is passionate about nurturing imagination and resilience in people of all ages.