Marjorie Sayer

Marjorie Sayer was born in Hong Kong and educated in Canada and the United States. She studied math and physics and won the D. G. Studer prize in Quantum Mechanics and a National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada fellowship in Mathematics. She has worked as a math consultant, technical author and teacher. Her middle grade novel, The Girl Mechanic Of Wanzhou, was first runner up for the 2011 Scholastic Asia Book Award, which showcases excellence in Asian writing for children. She lives in California with her husband and two daughters.