Toni Jordan
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Toni Lee Jordan | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Addition, Tenderfoot |
Toni Jordan (born 1966 in Sydney, Australia)[1] is a Melbourne-based novelist best known for her debut novel Addition, an international bestseller long listed for the Miles Franklin Award.[2][3][4] Addition was made into a feature film in 2024 starring Teressa Palmer and Joe Dempsie.[5]
In 2022 and 2023, she released two novels about the Schnable family, Dinner with Schnables (2022),[6] and Prettier if she Smiled More (2023),[7] which was described as 'sharp-eyed, engaging, endearing and very funny'.[8]
She currently teaches at the Faber Academy.[9]
- 2009: Addition, Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award
- 2013: Nine Days, Winner, Indie Book Awards[10]
- 2017: Our Tiny Useless Hearts, Shortlisted for the Voss Literary Prize.[11]
