Jen Storer
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Biography
The youngest of four children Storer was born in Horsham, VictoriaHorsham, Victoria
Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia and is approximately north-west of Melbourne via the Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. Horsham is in the federal Division of Mallee...
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Storer graduated from Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in 2000. After graduating Storer worked as an editor and in creative development for a publishing house in Melbourne. Storer then went on to write children's fiction published by Penguin Australia. Her first title I Hate Sport was published by Penguin Australia in 2004 as part of their Aussie Chomps
Aussie Chomps
Aussie Chomps is a collection of children's novels written by a variety of Australian authors in Australia. They are published by Penguin Books under the imprint Puffin Books....
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Storer lives and works as a writer in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
from a studio at the Abbotsford Convent
Abbotsford Convent
The Abbotsford Convent is located in Abbotsford, Victoria, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Convent is in a bend of the Yarra River west of Yarra Bend Park, with the Collingwood Children's Farm to its north and east, the river and parklands to its south and housing to its...
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Works
- The Accidental Princess (2011)
- Norman Does Nothing: Aussie BitesAussie BitesAussie Bites is a series of short novels, aimed at 7–10 years old, written by a variety of Australian authors. Each novel stands alone, not forming linking storylines, although there are several sequels...
(2011)
- Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon : Aussie BitesAussie BitesAussie Bites is a series of short novels, aimed at 7–10 years old, written by a variety of Australian authors. Each novel stands alone, not forming linking storylines, although there are several sequels...
(2010)
- Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (2009)
- Tan Callahan's Secret Spy Files: The Mystery of Purple Haunt (2008)
- Sing, Pepi, Sing! : Aussie BitesAussie BitesAussie Bites is a series of short novels, aimed at 7–10 years old, written by a variety of Australian authors. Each novel stands alone, not forming linking storylines, although there are several sequels...
(2006)
- I Hate Sport: Aussie ChompsAussie ChompsAussie Chomps is a collection of children's novels written by a variety of Australian authors in Australia. They are published by Penguin Books under the imprint Puffin Books....
(2004) - this title written under the nickname Prue Storer
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)
- Winner 2010 for Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Best Design Children's Fiction))
Aurealis Award
- Short-listed in 2009 for Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Children's Novel)
- Short-listed in 2011 for Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon (Children's Fiction - told primarily through words)
CBCA Book of the Year
- Notable Book 2010 for Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Younger Readers)
- Short-listed in 2010 for Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Younger Readers)
Prime Minister's Literary Award
- Short-listed in 2010 for Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Children's Fiction)
W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRBA)
- Short-listed in 2010 for Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Younger Readers)