Sherryl Jordan


Sherryl Jordan is a New Zealand writer for children and young adults, specialising in fantasy and historical fiction. She has written a number of children's and young adult works published in New Zealand and overseas. She is best known for her books The Juniper Game and The Raging Quiet. She received the Margaret Mahy Medal for her contribution to children's literature, publishing and literacy in 2001.

Biography

Jordan was born on 8 June 1949 in Hawera, New Zealand, and grew up in Normanby, near Mount Taranaki. Her adult life has been spent in Tauranga. Her early work in children's literature was as an illustrator, and she has written picture books, middle grade fiction, and young adult fiction. Her knowledge of sign language and her experience working as a teacher aide with deaf children is a clear influence on her historical fiction, The Raging Quiet.

Awards

Jordan has won a number of prestigious awards. Her books have been shortlisted for awards in New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Belgium and Germany.