Sherryl writes and reads
@sherrylwriter.bsky.social
Writer of crime fiction and books for young readers of all ages. Most recent crime novel is "Woman, Missing" (HQ). Love reading. Edit part-time. Owner (servant) of a cat.
Ngaio Marsh awards night!! Very happy to be a finalist and meet lots of Kiwi writers. #ngaiomarshawards #crimefiction
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Ngaio Marsh awards night!! Very happy to be a finalist and meet lots of Kiwi writers. #ngaiomarshawards #crimefiction
NZ author's perspective on the new strategy document - I kind of agree, having had a sharp "don't bother me" response from the Minister 'Authors need something better' newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/16/a...
'Authors need something better'
An author despairs at the new initiative from the Coalition for NZ Books.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
NZ author's perspective on the new strategy document - I kind of agree, having had a sharp "don't bother me" response from the Minister 'Authors need something better' newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/16/a...
Book club makes me laugh. We talk all night and then someone remembers we've got books to talk about while we're eating cake so the books get ten minutes!! But it's fun.
August 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Book club makes me laugh. We talk all night and then someone remembers we've got books to talk about while we're eating cake so the books get ten minutes!! But it's fun.
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Taking photos of my cat because the illustrator is going to put her in my new picture book! Can't understand cat's lack of enthusiasm!!
August 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Taking photos of my cat because the illustrator is going to put her in my new picture book! Can't understand cat's lack of enthusiasm!!
This article about NZ having to withdraw from being the Bologna country of honour in 2027 is brilliant. It's so disheartening for Kiwi authors and illustrators to know our government doesn't give a toss about kids books, reading or literacy. thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-07-...
‘Nose stuck in a book’ and other stubborn misconceptions around kids and reading
'How dare any government department imply that our children's books are anything less than vital to Aotearoa's future?'
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July 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
This article about NZ having to withdraw from being the Bologna country of honour in 2027 is brilliant. It's so disheartening for Kiwi authors and illustrators to know our government doesn't give a toss about kids books, reading or literacy. thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-07-...
Lovely news today that my book "Woman, Missing" has been longlisted for the Davitts Awards - Sisters in Crime Australia. I'm in great company! #crimefiction #HQAustralia #PInovel
May 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Lovely news today that my book "Woman, Missing" has been longlisted for the Davitts Awards - Sisters in Crime Australia. I'm in great company! #crimefiction #HQAustralia #PInovel
Trump’s Biggest “Fuck You” Yet to Higher Education and the Rest of the World
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Trump’s Biggest “Fuck You” Yet to Higher Education and the Rest of the World
He and his regime are mounting an assault on the American mind. Why? Because ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
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May 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump’s Biggest “Fuck You” Yet to Higher Education and the Rest of the World
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
May 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Travelling alone can be challenging but today it was a three hour class on wines and cheeses of France and then ice cream and another glass of wine on the way home!! #eatwhatiwant
April 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Travelling alone can be challenging but today it was a three hour class on wines and cheeses of France and then ice cream and another glass of wine on the way home!! #eatwhatiwant
Bit hard to see Paris this morning!!
April 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Bit hard to see Paris this morning!!
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Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Five #VerseNovels releasing April-May The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn The Only Branch on the Family Tree by @sherrylwriter.bsky.social I can't even think straight by Dean Atta The Trouble with Heroes by @katemessner.com Neshama by @marcellapixley.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Five #VerseNovels releasing April-May The Foal in the Wire by @robbiecoburn The Only Branch on the Family Tree by @sherrylwriter.bsky.social I can't even think straight by Dean Atta The Trouble with Heroes by @katemessner.com Neshama by @marcellapixley.bsky.social
My first review for my new children's verse novel! Lovely and insightful comments. #versenovel #childrensbooks #family #understanding #healing @UQPbooks losangzopa.blog/2025/04/15/t...
The Only Branch on the Family Tree – Sherryl Clark
UQP April 2025 ISBN: 9780702268915 RRP: $14.99 With perfect timing, coinciding with this thread of my Mother’s Day reviews, Sherryl Clark’s beautiful new MG book arrived yesterday. At t…
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April 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My first review for my new children's verse novel! Lovely and insightful comments. #versenovel #childrensbooks #family #understanding #healing @UQPbooks losangzopa.blog/2025/04/15/t...
Great session online this afternoon with NZ author and illustrator Ruth Paul, talking about her writing and illustrating processes, showing us drafts and talking about 20 years of picture book creation. #scbwi #scbwi-nz #childrensbooks #kiwicreators
April 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Great session online this afternoon with NZ author and illustrator Ruth Paul, talking about her writing and illustrating processes, showing us drafts and talking about 20 years of picture book creation. #scbwi #scbwi-nz #childrensbooks #kiwicreators
On my lap for a change. #catsofbluesky
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
On my lap for a change. #catsofbluesky
Big day today. Copies of my new children's verse novel arrived - and I made a decision I have been agonising over for 12 months. (and the A key on my keyboard decided to go AWOL). #versenovel #childrensbooks #family
April 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Big day today. Copies of my new children's verse novel arrived - and I made a decision I have been agonising over for 12 months. (and the A key on my keyboard decided to go AWOL). #versenovel #childrensbooks #family
That moment when you were planning to make a quiche for dinner and you go to the fridge and there is ONE egg. But I did have spuds and cheese and ham and tomato stuff, so all good. #dinner #egg #spontaneous
March 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
That moment when you were planning to make a quiche for dinner and you go to the fridge and there is ONE egg. But I did have spuds and cheese and ham and tomato stuff, so all good. #dinner #egg #spontaneous
NZ PLR is the worst in the world. Dear Brooke van Velden, please pick up newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/26/d...
Dear Brooke van Velden, please pick up
Authors wait, and wait, and wait, for a meeting with the internal affairs minister.
newsroom.co.nz
March 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
NZ PLR is the worst in the world. Dear Brooke van Velden, please pick up newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/26/d...
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Oooh, getting closer to the launch of the Bristol CrimeFest programme! Can't wait to see what is on, since I will be there. Yay! #Crimefest2025
March 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Oooh, getting closer to the launch of the Bristol CrimeFest programme! Can't wait to see what is on, since I will be there. Yay! #Crimefest2025
How interesting that this podcast, which endeavours to report what is really going on, suddenly overtakes Rogan!
MeidasTouch BURIES Joe Rogan And Other Right-Wing Podcasts – Again. The MeidasTouch Podcast reigns supreme as podcast leader in total downloads and views with a staggering 141% audience surge.
MeidasTouch BURIES Joe Rogan And Other Right-Wing Podcasts – Again
The MeidasTouch Podcast reigns supreme as podcast leader in total downloads and views with a staggering 141% audience surge.
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March 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
How interesting that this podcast, which endeavours to report what is really going on, suddenly overtakes Rogan!
Finished reading the second book by Amer Anwar today - Stone Cold Trouble. So good! Very sad to know he died this year. Too young at 55. @ameranwar.com #crimefiction #Londoncrime
March 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Finished reading the second book by Amer Anwar today - Stone Cold Trouble. So good! Very sad to know he died this year. Too young at 55. @ameranwar.com #crimefiction #Londoncrime
Writing prompts today are based on overhearing other people's words - not hard when they shout into their phones! sherrylclark.medium.com/day-3-writin...
Day #3 Writing Prompts: Choose Your Genre and Have Fun
Remember — you’re practicing, not aiming to publish
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March 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Writing prompts today are based on overhearing other people's words - not hard when they shout into their phones! sherrylclark.medium.com/day-3-writin...
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Trump signed the trade deal with Canada in the first place.
March 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump signed the trade deal with Canada in the first place.
I'm posting writing prompts every day on Medium at the moment (because I need a few for myself!). Friend link - today is about notes. sherrylclark.medium.com/take-up-the-...
Take Up the Writing Challenge: Day #2
Choose your genre and … write!
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March 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm posting writing prompts every day on Medium at the moment (because I need a few for myself!). Friend link - today is about notes. sherrylclark.medium.com/take-up-the-...