Sherryl Jordan

Sherryl Jordan's path to publication has been long and arduous. She learned her craft by attending seminars and listening to other writers; through criticism and rewriting; and through determination and perseverance. Of the 27 picture books and 12 novels she wrote in her apprenticeship years only three picture books were published. Her 13th novel, Rocco, which won the AIM Book of the Year in 1991, proved to be a turning point, although she had been in print as an illustrator before then.

Selected bibliography:

• The Silent One text by Joy Cowley (Whitcoulls 1981).
• Matthew's Monsters illustrated by Deirdre Gardiner (Ashton Scholastic 1986).  
• No Problem Pomperoy! illustrated by Jan van der Voo (Century Hutchinson 1988).
• Rocco (Ashton Scholastic 1990, published in the USA as A Time of Darkness).  
• Babysitter Bear illustrated by Trevor Pye (Random Century 1990).
• The Juniper Game (Ashton Scholastic 1991).
• The Wednesday Wizard [Denzil series, book one] (Ashton Scholastic 1991).
• Denzil's Dilemma [Denzil series, book two] (Ashton Scholastic 1992, published in the US as Wizard for a Day 1996).
• The Other side of Midnight illustrated by Bryan Pollard (Ashton Scholastic 1993).
• Winter of Fire (Scholastic 1993).
• Tanith (Ashton Scholastic 1994).
• Sign of the Lion (Puffin 1995).
• Secret Sacrament (Puffin Books1996).
• Denzil's Great Bear Burglary [Denzil series, book three] (Mallinson Rendel 1997).
• The Raging Quiet (Simon & Schuster 1999).  
• The Hunting of the Last Dragon (HarperCollins 2002).
• Secret Sacrament [new edition] (Simon & Schuster 2003).
• The Wednesday Wizard [Denzil series, book one, revised edition] (Scholastic 2007).  
• Denzil's Dilemma [Denzil series, book two, revised edition] (Scholastic 2007).  
• The Great Bear Burglary [Denzil series, book three, revised edition] (Scholastic 2007).  
• The Silver Dragon [Denzil series, book four] (Scholastic 2007).
• Time of the Eagle (HarperCollins 2007).
• Finnigan & the Pirates (Scholastic 2010).
• The last summoner (Scholastic 2011).

Awards:

• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1982 Book of the Year for The Silent One.
• Choysa Bursary Award 1988.
• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1991 Fiction Winner for Rocco.
• Esther Glen Awards 1992 shortlist for The Juniper Game.
• Esther Glen Awards 1992 shortlist for The Wednesday Wizard.
• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1992 Fiction shortlist for The Wednesday Wizard.
• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1992 Fiction shortlist for The Juniper Game.
• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1993 Junior Fiction shortlist for Denzil’s Dilemma.
• International Writing Program at University of Iowa 1993.
• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1994 Senior Fiction shortlist for Winter of Fire.
• AIM Children’s Book Awards 1995 Senior Fiction shortlist for Tanith. .
• Esther Glen Awards 1995 shortlist for Tanith.
• Storylines Notable Books List 2000 Senior Fiction list for The Raging Quiet.
• Storylines Margaret Mahy Award 2001.
•  IBBY Honour Book 2002 Writing for The Raging Quiet.
• Storylines Notable Books List 2005 Young Adult Fiction list for The Hunting of the Last Dragon.
• Esther Glen Awards 2008 shortlist for Time of the Eagle.
• Storylines Notable Books List 2008 Young Adult Fiction list for Time of the Eagle.
• Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award 2010 for Denzil's Dilemma.
• Storylines Notable Books List 2011 Junior Fiction list for Finnigan and the Pirates.
• New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2011 Junior Fiction winner for Finnigan and the Pirates.

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