SUE LAWSON

AUTHOR

Sue Lawson trained as a primary school teacher before pursuing her ambitions to work in the media. Sue had always written journals, diaries and creative work but found journalism to be her outlet. She spent ten years in radio, her career peaking as the ABC's first woman breakfast announcer in regional Australia, broadcasting across western Victoria from 3WV in Horsham.

After her move to Horsham and a challenging battle with illness, Sue realised she needed more than radio and began to finetune her fictional writing skills. Whilst balancing motherhood, Sue travelled to workshops and conferences sourcing inspiration from new friendships and a particularly inspirational weekend session with John Marsden.

Moving to Colac, Sue found the break in publishing she had been waiting for. Lothian bought DRAGON'S TEAR, her first novel that tells the story of Cam, a friendless boy and his dysfunctional family who have moved to a small country town. Readers grew to expect much from Sue after DRAGON'S TEAR and future releases have not disappointed.

2003 has seen the publication of Sue's first picture book, MY GRAN'S DIFFERENT (Lothian), and her second YA novel, FERRET BOY (Lothian). TESSA, Sue's third novel, will also be published in 2003.

Sue is happy to work with any age group - city or country - to continue sharing her love for writing.

FEEDBACK

"Sue manages to bring the session content to life with her talent, dedication and enthusiasm for writing. There was a very positive response from all our students, and they continued to display knowledge and interest in the ongoing tasks set in the following days."
- Angela McGlynn, Trinity College, Colac.