Jessica White grew up on a property in north west New South Wales. Her debut novel, A Curious Intimacy, was published by Penguin and was short-listed for the 2008 Dobbie Award and Western Australia Premier's literary awards. She has a PhD from the London Consortium, University of London, and her poetry and short fiction have been published extensively in literary journals. Jessica was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year in 2008.