Susan is a Lancashire lass. She grew up in Wigan and now lives in Skelmersdale. She loves to visit Blackpool as often as possible!

She is the author of Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest, Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower, Kintana and the Captain’s Curse and Gracie Fairshaw and the Missing Reel.

She also works as a library information assistant.

Her previous career was in heritage and wildlife education. She worked at Norton Priory Museum for 12 years, most recently as learning manager. She has also worked at Tatton Park, Quarry Bank Mill, Rufford Old Hall, Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Blackpool Zoo!

Her first career was journalist and sub-editor. She worked for Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Weekly newspapers for 10 years.

She was the first person in my family to go to university thanks to a grant (and student loans). She studied Journalism, film & broadcasting in Cardiff.

She began writing her first children’s novel in 2000. It was a time travel adventure! An extract was longlisted for the Writers & Artist’s 100th edition novel writing competition.

Her third (unpublished) children’s book was selected for the SCBWI BI Undiscovered Voices 2016 anthology. The opening extract from that book also won the Margaret Carey Scholarship for fiction 2015.

Susan is now an Undiscovered Voices committee member.

Susan is a member of the Society of Authors, National Association of Writers in Education and the Crime Writers’ Association.

She is also a member of the Time Tunnellers a group of children’s historical book authors who create a weekly term time You Tube vlog and blog for schools and home educators.