Jane Espenson is a writer who has worked on several television series, comic books, and on a variety of other projects.
She is perhaps best known for her five-year stint (from 1998 to 2003) as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Espenson wrote or co-wrote twenty-three episodes, beginning with the third-season episode "Band Candy " and ending with Buffy's penultimate episode, "End of Days".
Along with Drew Goddard , Espenson co-wrote the fan-favorite seventh-season episode "Conversations with Dead People ", for which she won the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Short Dramatic Presentation.
Espenson's other television projects include episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Gilmore Girls, and The O.C., as well as single episodes of the two other TV series created by Buffy mastermind Joss Whedon, Angel and Firefly.
