Susan Northway Olasky (born 1954) is an American journalist and the author of eight historical novels for children.
In the 1990s, Olasky chaired the board of Care Net, a national network of more than 1,050 crisis pregnancy centers.
[3] Olasky began writing for World in 1995 and in 1997, achieved notoriety for several cover stories reporting on a controversial gender-neutral Bible translation.
She has authored the Annie Henry and Will Northaway series of historical novels, in each case using a Revolutionary War setting.
On September 22, 2006, an $800 Jeopardy clue – “Susan Olasky has written a kids’ series about the adventures of Annie, daughter of this fiery Virginia orator” – was a triple stumper.