Jan Andrews was born on 6 June 1942 in England and came to Canada in 1963. In addition to writing books for young people, Andrews is a professional storyteller. In 2010, she and her partner, Jennifer Cayley, launched 2 Women Productions, a storytelling company. Andrews lives in Lanark, Ontario.

Books by Jan Andrews

	1973 Fresh Fish and Chips
	1976 Ella, An Elephant, un Elephant
	1985 Very Last First Time (illus. Ian Wallace)
	1990 Pumpkin Time (illus. Kim LaFave)
	1990 The Auction (illus. Karen Reczuch)
	1996 Keri
	2000 Pa's Harvest
	2000 Out of the Everywhere
	2005 Winter of Peril The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge
	2005 The Twelve Days of Summer
	2007 Stories at the Door
	2010 Rude Stories
	2011 When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew
	2013 The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley
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Awards

• Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature
  • 1990 – The Auction – Shortlisted
  • 1996 – Keri – Shortlisted

• Silver Birch Award
  • 2012 – When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew – Winner

• White Pine Award
  • 2015 – The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley – Shortlisted

Links

• Official site
• 2 Women Productions

Comments

Added 27 April 2010.
Updated 26 April 2015.