Sherryl Clark

Sherryl Clark has been writing crime fiction for many years; her first crime short stories were published in the Artemis Press anthologies, as well as ‘The Age Summer Reading’ and in high school texts. In 2018 she entered her novel, Trust Me, I’m Dead, in the CWA Debut Dagger and was shortlisted. This led to Verve Books UK publishing three books in her Judi Westerholme series. Trust Me, I’m Dead was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Award and the NZ Ngaio Marsh Debut Novel Award.

Her latest novel, Woman, Missing, was published in July 2024, by HQ Australia (HarperCollins). It features a new character, PI Lou Alcott, who pursues two different cases of women who have disappeared.

Sherryl’s crime fiction website is at www.sherrylclarkcrimewriter.com

Sherryl Clark has more than 70 published children’s and YA books, including novels, chapter books, picture books and verse novels. She has won major awards including the 2005 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Farm Kid, and in 2022, the Australian Prime Minister’s Award for Mina and the Whole Wide World.

Sherryl taught creative writing and editing subjects at Victoria University Polytech for 23 years. She continues to teach classes, workshops and residencies, as well as doing editing and mentoring work through her own business. She has an MFA from Hamline University in Minnesota, and a PhD from Victoria University. Her PhD topic was on the endurance of fairy tales and the writing of new original fairy tales for today’s children that teach resilience and courage.