The following year, she was nominated for the John W. Her first published work during this period was the True Game series, which began with Kings Blood Four in 1983. Oliphant and horror books under the name E. She also wrote murder mysteries under the names A. Sheri wrote prolifically for nearly three decades, authoring nearly 40 science fiction and fantasy novels. “She was quite surprised,” Sheri said, “to meet instead a middle-aged matron in the middle of a hot flash.” Sheri recounted that when she met her publisher for the first time, the publisher had expected to meet a young woman, maybe 30 years old, because it would have been unusual for someone of Sheri’s age to be an eco-feminist. Not surprisingly, they were written from a fierce feminist (and environmental) viewpoint. Upon Sheri’s retirement, she and Gene moved from Denver to a ranch near Castle Rock, Colorado, and later to Santa Fe, where she launched her second career, writing novels. During her tenure at Planned Parenthood, she was a fierce advocate for women’s rights and reproductive freedom. She pioneered a service-delivery model that made family planning affordable for low-income women, and this model was widely adopted throughout the United States in the ’80s and ’90s. By the time she retired, she had overseen the growth of the organization to provide family planning services to thousands of women throughout Colorado and Wyoming. At the time, it was a small nonprofit, primarily serving the Denver area. In 1962, Sheri began a 25-year career as the executive director of Planned Parenthood in Denver, now known as Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. It is also where she developed her love for animals and the environment, which were strong themes in her books.
The outdoors is where Sheri learned to appreciate solitude and to amuse herself with her vivid imagination. She recalled her childhood as being lonely because she and her younger brother, James, were often banished outdoors to make the house quiet for the elderly relatives living there. Sheri was born in 1929 in rural Colorado, near the town of Littleton, to Hazel Louise and Stedman Stewart. Tepper her daughter, Regan Eberhart son, Mark Eberhart two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Eugene X. Tepper (b.1929), critically acclaimed author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery novels, died October 22, 2016, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she ran a guest ranch. SFWA Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers.Operating Policies and Procedures (OPPM).
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