{{short description|Australian children's author (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | image = | imagesize = | name = Jen Storer | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|04|25}} | birth_place = Horsham, Victoria, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Writer | period = | genre = Children's fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | website = {{URL|http://www.jenstorer.com/}} }}
'''Jen Storer''' (born 25 April 1961) is an Australian children's author. Many of her works have been short-listed for major Australian awards such as, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year and the Aurealis Awards. Her works feature strong female characters, humour, adventure and, occasionally, elements of horror.
==Biography== The youngest of four children, Storer was born in Horsham, Victoria.
Storer graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in 2000. After graduating she worked as an editor and in creative development for a publishing house in Melbourne. Storer then went on to write children's fiction. Her first title '' I Hate Sport'' was published by Penguin Australia in 2004 as part of their Aussie Chomps series.
Storer lives and works as a writer in Melbourne from a studio at the Abbotsford Convent.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Write Space |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/books/the-write-space/2009/01/27/1232818432174.html |accessdate=24 March 2011 |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne |date=28 January 2009}}</ref>
==Books== *''Wibble Wobble'' (2019) Illustrated by Lisa Stewart<ref name=":0" /> *''Truly Tan: Baffled!'' (2017) Illustrated by Claire Robertson<ref name=":0" /> *''Danny Best: Me First!'' (2017) Illustrated by Mitch Vane<ref name=":0" /> *''Truly Tan: Trapped!'' (2017) Illustrated by Claire Robertson<ref name=":0" /> *''Blue, the Builder's Dog'' (2016) Illustrated by Andrew Joyner<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://jenstorer.com/books |title=Jen Storer: Books |last= |first= |date=2017 |website=Jen Storer.com |access-date=2024-07-08}}</ref> *''Clarrie's Pig Day Out'' (2016) Illustrated by Sue deGennaro<ref name=":0" /> *''Danny Best: Never Wrong'' (2016) Illustrated by Mitch Vane<ref name=":0" /> *''Truly Tan: Hoodwinked!'' (2016) Illustrated by Claire Robertson<ref name=":0"/> *''The Fourteenth Summer of Angus Jack'' (2015) Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford<ref name=":0"/> *''Danny Best: Full On'' (2015) illustrated by Mitch Vane<ref name=":0" /> *''Truly Tan: Freaked!'' (2014) Illustrated by Claire Robertson<ref name=":0"/> *''Romy Bright: Crystal Bay Girls (Book 2)'' (2014)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |title=Romy Bright: Crystal Bay Girls (Book 2) |year=2014 |publisher=Penguin Books Australia |location=Melbourne, Victoria |isbn=978-0-143-30760-0}}</ref> *''Quincy Jordan: Crystal Bay Girls (Book 1)'' (2014)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |title=Quincy Jordan: Crystal Bay Girls (Book 1) |year=2014 |publisher=Penguin Books Australia |location=Melbourne, Victoria |isbn=978-0-143-30759-4}}</ref> *''Truly Tan: Spooked!'' (2013)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Claire Robertson |title=Truly Tan: Spooked! |year=2013 |publisher=HarperCollins Australia |location=Sydney, New South Wales |isbn=978-0-733-33123-7}}</ref> *''Truly Tan: Jinxed!'' (2012)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Claire Robertson |title=Truly Tan: Jinxed! |year=2012 |publisher=HarperCollins Australia |location=Sydney, New South Wales |isbn=978-0-733-33122-0}}</ref> *''Truly Tan'' (2012)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Claire Robertson |title=Truly Tan |year=2012 |publisher=HarperCollins Australia |location=Sydney, New South Wales |isbn=978-0-733-33121-3}}</ref> *''The Accidental Princess'' (2011)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Lucia Masciullo |title=The Accidental Princess |year=2011 |publisher=Penguin Books Australia |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=978-0-670-07496-9}}</ref> *''Norman Does Nothing: Aussie Bites'' (2011)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Andrew Joyner |title=Norman Does Nothing |year=2011 |publisher=Penguin |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=978-0-14-330594-1}}</ref> *''Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon : Aussie Bites'' (2010)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Gus Gordon |title=Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon |year=2010 |publisher=Penguin Group (Australia) |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=978-0-14-330524-8}}</ref> *''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (2009)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |title=Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children |year=2009 |publisher=Penguin |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=978-0-670-07339-9 |edition=1st}}</ref> *''Tan Callahan's Secret Spy Files: The Mystery of Purple Haunt'' (2008)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Caroline Magerl |title=Tan Callahan's Secret Spy Files: The Mystery of Purple Haunt |year=2008 |publisher=Puffin Books |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=978-0-14-330330-5 |edition=1st}}</ref> *''Sing, Pepi, Sing! : Aussie Bites'' (2006)<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Jen |others=illustrated by Gus Gordon |title=Sing Pepi Sing |year=2006 |publisher=Puffin |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=978-0-14-330263-6}}</ref> *''I Hate Sport: Aussie Chomps'' (2004) – this title written under the pseudonym Prue Storer<ref>{{cite book |last=Storer |first=Prue |title=I Hate Sport |year=2004 |publisher=Puffin Books |location=Camberwell, Victoria |isbn=0-14-330179-9}}</ref>
==Nominations and awards==
'''Australian Publishers Association Book Design Awards''' * Short-listed in 2010 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Best Children's Cover)<ref>{{cite web |title=58th Annual APA Book Design Awards 2010 |url=http://publishers.asn.au/emplibrary/BDA_FullResults_2010.pdf |accessdate=21 March 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402134340/http://www.publishers.asn.au/emplibrary/BDA_FullResults_2010.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Winner 2010 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Best Design Children's Fiction))<ref>{{cite web |title=58th Annual APA Book Design Award s 2010 |url=http://publishers.asn.au/emplibrary/BDA_FullResults_2010.pdf |accessdate=21 March 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402134340/http://www.publishers.asn.au/emplibrary/BDA_FullResults_2010.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Aurealis Award''' * Short-listed in 2011 for ''Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon'' (Children's Fiction – told primarily through words)<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Aurealis Awards -- Finalists |url=http://www.aurealisawards.com/finalists2010.pdf |publisher=SpecFaction NSW |access-date=23 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521042923/http://www.aurealisawards.com/finalists2010.pdf |archive-date=21 May 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> * Short-listed in 2009 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Children's Novel)<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Aurealis Awards |website=Locus Index to SF Awards |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2010.html |publisher=Locus Publications |access-date=7 July 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203165416/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2010.html |archive-date=3 February 2011 }}</ref> '''CBCA Book of the Year''' * Notable Book 2014 for ''Truly Tan: Jinxed!'' (Younger Readers)<ref>{{cite web |title=YR Notables 2014 – CBCA |url=http://cbca.org.au/Younger-Readers-Notables-2014.htm |accessdate=9 April 2014 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410175754/http://cbca.org.au/Younger-Readers-Notables-2014.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Notable Book 2012 for ''The Accidental Princess'' (Younger Readers)<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=YR Notables 2012 – CBCA |url=http://cbca.org.au/YoungerReaders_Notables_2012.htm |access-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409201923/http://cbca.org.au/YoungerReaders_Notables_2012.htm |archive-date=9 April 2013 }}</ref> * Notable Book 2012 for ''Norman Does Nothing'' (Younger Readers)<ref name="auto"/> * Notable Book 2010 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Younger Readers)<ref>{{cite web |title=YR Notables 2010 – CBCA |url=http://cbca.org.au/YoungerReaders_Notables_2010.htm |access-date=21 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401120538/http://cbca.org.au/YoungerReaders_Notables_2010.htm |archive-date=1 April 2010 }}</ref> * Short-listed in 2010 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Younger Readers)<ref>{{cite web |title=Shortlist 2010 – CBCA |url=http://cbca.org.au/shortlist_2010.htm |accessdate=21 March 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402221946/http://cbca.org.au/ShortList_2010.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Prime Minister's Literary Award''' * Highly Commended in 2012 for ''The Accidental Princess'' (Children's Fiction) * Short-listed in 2010 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Children's Fiction)<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards |url=http://www.arts.gov.au/books/past_pmla/2010_prime_ministers_literary_awards |accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref> '''Davitt Award''' * Winner in 2014 for ''Truly Tan: Spooked!'' (Best Children’s Novel)<ref name=Davitt>{{cite web|title="Davitt Award Winners 2001-2025" |publisher= Sisters in Crime|url=https://sistersincrime.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Davitt-Winners_cumulative-table_2025.pdf|access-date= 29 November 2025}}</ref> * Short-listed in 2014 for ''Truly Tan: Jinxed!'' (Best Children’s Novel)<ref name=Davitt /> '''W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRBA)''' * Short-listed in 2010 for ''Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children'' (Younger Readers)<ref>{{cite web |title=Younger Readers 2010 |url=http://wayrba.org.au/2010/01/27/younger-readers-2010/ |accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref>
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== External links == *[http://www.jenstorer.com/ Official site] *[http://www.penguin.com.au/contributors/4283/jen-storer Penguin Author page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205064827/http://www.penguin.com.au/contributors/4283/jen-storer |date=5 February 2012 }} *[https://www.harpercollins.com.au/cr-110099/jen-storer HarperCollins Publishers Author page]
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