Anna E. Jordan (she/her) has an MFA from the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and was the recipient of the 2013 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery award. Her debut middle-grade novel, SHIRA AND ESTHER’S DOUBLE DREAM DEBUT (Chronicle Books, 2023) centers Jewish joy. She is a member of SCBWI and the DC Children’s Book Guild. She teaches fifth grade, lives in the DC area with her cat Rothko, and is in search of the tastiest Knish. Connect with her on social media @annawritedraw.
