Susanna is a graduate of the Bath Spa University BA (Hons) Creative Writing and MAWYP. She's a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the university and prior to this had a career in social work. Her debut novel, Snow Foal was longlisted for the key Blue Peter Best Stories Award, and nominated for the Lancashire Libraries Fantastic Fiction Award 2021. Prior to publication, Snow Foal was shortlisted for the 2017 Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize and given 'Honorary Mention' in the Bath Spa/United Agents Prize of that year. Susanna's second novel Otters' Moon, published in 2020 and was chosen as the basis for the National Federation for Education Research/ Bite into Writing Book 3 (UK Year 6 teacher and pupil resource). It also jointly won 1st-place in the Made for Mums Awards 2021 as the standout fiction title for 9-12 year olds. Her third novel, Raven Winter, published in December 2021. A fourth, as yet untitled, middle grade novel will follow in July 2023.
