Jason Wright

Jason F. Wright (born February 1, 1971, in Florissant, Missouri) is an American author, actor, and speaker. Jason F. Wright was born on February 1 near St. Louis, Missouri to Willard Samuel Wright and Sandra Fletcher Wright. His family lived and traveled throughout Europe until 1975. He later lived in Chicago, Illinois and Charlottesville, Virginia. He began writing in elementary school and published this first book, Sitting on the Dock, as a junior in high school in 1988. He appeared in the 1990 film Troll 2.

His 2007 novel, The Wednesday Letters, reached #6 on The New York Times bestseller list. It also appeared on the bestseller lists of The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. The paperback edition, published by Penguin, was on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller and extended lists for 36 weeks in 2008–2009. A film adaptation is in development.

His 2005 novel, Christmas Jars, was also a New York Times bestseller, appearing on the paperback list in 2007. The film was produced by Muse and BYUtv and was released in theaters in November 2019. It was later released on DVD and on streaming platforms.

His debut novel, The James Miracle, was first released in 2004. A 10-year anniversary edition was released in October 2014.

In addition to his novels, Jason writes occasionally for the Deseret News, Fox News and his hometown paper, the Northern Virginia Daily. His columns have also appeared in more than 50 newspapers and magazines across the United States including The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Forbes.

More than a writer, Jason also speaks around the country in schools, at conventions and corporate events, and in churches of every kind.

He and his family are active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a volunteer mission in Belo Horizonte, Brazil from 1990 to 1992.