Gemma Burgess

Gemma Burgess is an Australian-born writer. She was one of the first new adult authors picked up by St. Martin's Press, the publisher who first coined the term "New Adult" in 2009. Her critically acclaimed Brooklyn Girls series centres on five twenty-something girls and the humor, heartbreak, and drama that bring them together.

Early life and education
Burgess moved around growing up, mostly between Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. She holds dual Australian and British citizenship. Burgess attended a French international school in Hong Kong. She went on to triple major in English, History and Theatre at university in Sydney followed by a Journalism course. At 22, she moved to London, where she worked as a copywriter.

Career
Brooklyn Girls was published in 2012. Love And Chaos was published in 2013, with the next volume The Wild One was released on 2015. The Brooklyn Girls series has been translated into seven languages and is available in over 40 countries.

Burgess is also the author of The Dating Detox and A Girl Like You (HarperCollins UK).

True Love, an hourlong post-feminist romantic dramedy written by Burgess, has been put in development by American Broadcasting Company. The potential pilot is to be directed by Anne Fletcher.

On October 5, 2020, Burgess signed with the UTA to develop two projects for Amazon. These projects include a half-hour espionage comedy entitled Friends Like These, and an adaptation of the historical fantasy adventure novel, My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows.

Personal life
Burgess married her Irish husband Paul "Fox" Barry in 2010. The couple have three sons and have lived in London, Zurich, and New York.