Jay A. Parry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay A. Parry
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1950(1950-10-12)
Age	74
Birthplace	Nampa
Country	United States
Birth City	Nampa
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jay A. Parry Biography

Jay A. Parry is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on October 12, 1950 in Nampa, Nampa, United States. Jay Atwell Parry (born October 12, 1950) is an American author. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his LDS nonfiction and his books about George Washington.

In 1985, Parry began working for the National Center for Constitutional Studies (NCCS), a non-profit constitutionalist organization founded by faith- based political theorist W. Cleon Skousen. Parry performed writing and editing duties for the Center’s publications. It was during this time that he co- authored The Real George Washington, a biography of President George Washington published in 1991, written with Skousen and Andrew M. Allison, which coincides with the NCCS’s view that the founding of the United States was a divine miracle. Political commentator Glenn Beck has recommended this book numerous times, causing it to have a resurgence in popularity starting in 2008.

Parry has been an active participant in the Brigham Young University’s Education Week every year since 1999. Education Week is an annual event of adult continuing education where hundreds of classes and workshops are held on the BYU campus. Parry teaches up to three series of classes a year (each series consisting of four different classes), focusing on topics that involve better understanding of the LDS Church’s teachings. He has also taught several classes in conjunction with his brother, Donald W. Parry, referencing the books they have authored together. Two of his presentations were taped and are shown periodically on BYU-TV.

Due to budget and staffing concerns, Parry was released from his position at Deseret Book in November 2008. After working as a freelance editor for over a year, he once again returned to employment for the Church in 2010, working as a writer and editor for the Church History Department. One of his major assignments was to serve as lead editor in producing Mountain Meadows Massacre: Collected Legal Papers, which was published by University of Oklahoma Press (2017). In 2017 he joined the editorial staff of the Joseph Smith Papers.

In 1982, Parry, in collaboration with Information Design, published The Santa Claus Book under the pseudonym Alden Perkes, a humorous Christmas book explaining the origins and mechanics of many Christmas folktales. He was invited as a guest on Good Morning America, where he was interviewed about the book by co-host Joan Lunden.

Jay A. Parry Net Worth

Jay A. Parry is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay A. Parry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Parry is good friends with author Orson Scott Card. They met while working together for BYU Press in the early 1970s and later worked together at the Ensign magazine. They have collaborated on several projects, including the short story “In the Doghouse”, originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact and later compiled into a collection of Card’s short stories, Maps in a Mirror. Another collection of Card’s short stories, Capitol, is dedicated to Parry, and reads: “To Jay A. Parry, who has read everything and made it better.”

While in college, Parry worked for the BYU Press as a proofreader and copy editor. This led to him obtaining employment as associate editor for the Church’s Ensign magazine from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.

Parry left NCCS in 1993 and started working for Latter-day Saint publisher Deseret Book in 1994 as an associate editor. This position fostered a relationship between Parry and the publisher through which he began to publish more of his own works. In April 1998, Parry, along with his brother, Donald W. Parry, published the first installment in their Understanding series, a collection of texts explaining the more difficult concepts of Christian and LDS doctrine through critical analysis and scriptural references. It was also during his time at Deseret Book that Parry compiled and edited the Best-Loved and Everyday books, two series that gathered inspirational stories and poems on different topics, each book revolving around a specific theme.

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Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay A. Parry celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.