Sue Ann Alderson was born in 1940 in New York City. She earned a B.A. in English from Ohio State University in 1962 and an M.A. in English literature from the University of California (Berkeley) in 1967. Alderson moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1967 where she taught at Simon Fraser University. She has been a professor in the Creative Writing Department at the University of British Columbia since 1992.

Books by Sue Ann Alderson

	1974 Bonnie McSmithers, You're Driving Me Dithers
	1977 The Finding Princess
	1977 The Adventures of Prince Paul
	1977 Hurry Up, Bonnie
	1979 Bonnie McSmithers is at it again
	1983 The Not Impossible Summer Jenny's mom doesn't have enough time for her so she turns to an imaginary friend.
	1983 Comet's Tale
	1984 The Something in Thurlo Darby's House
	1987 Ida and the Wool Smugglers A girl wishes she could help with the annual sheep drive.
	1989 Maybe You Had to be There, by Duncan A boy writes an autobiographical novel as an English project.
	1990 Chapter One Beth's grandmother moves in.
	1992 Sure as Strawberries
	1993 A Ride for Martha Ida resents her baby sister because she always wants to be carried.
	1995 Ten Mondays for Lots of Boxes
	1997 Pond Seasons
	1999 Wherever Bears Be
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Awards

• Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
  • 1991 – Chapter One – Shortlisted
  • 1993 – Sure as Strawberries – Shortlisted
  • 1994 – A Ride For Martha – Shortlisted

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Added 07 March 2006.
Updated 07 January 2012.