Jessica Gregson, born June 24, 1978, is an author and academic. In June 2007, her debut novel The Angel Makers was published by PaperBooks publishers. Her second novel The Ice Cream Army was published in July 2009.
Gregson is the daughter of actor Michael Craig and has lived in Australia, Azerbaijan, Sudan and South Sudan. She worked with refugees in the latter countries, and is now a consultant in post-conflict capacity building. She lives in Glasgow. She wrote The Angel Makers while working for the Home Office.
Gregson has a degree in Anthropology from Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. She holds a Master's degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and she is currently working towards her PhD in International Development at Glasgow University.