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            Biography
            Susan, 48, is a Lancashire lass, she grew up in Wigan and now lives in Skelmersdale. She has very fond memories of daytrips and holidays in Blackpool as a child. Her favourite Pleasure Beach ride is the River Caves - it cannot be a coincidence that many of Susan's books settings feature the same locations as the ride!

            She studied at Low Hall County Primary (now closed) and Byrchall High School. She did a Btec in Media Studies at St Helens College and then completed a degree in Journalism, Film & Broadcasting at University of Wales College of Cardiff (UWCC.)

            Susan is currently a Library Information Assistant.

            She previously worked for twelve years in heritage and wildlife education, including as Learning Manager at Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Runcorn. She has also worked at Rufford Old Hall, Tatton Park, Quarry Bank Mill, Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Blackpool Zoo. Her first career, lasting ten years, was as a journalist and sub editor at Liverpool daily Post & Echo Weekly Newspapers.

            Susan is an External link opens in new tab or windowUndiscovered Voices 2016 winner, a competition organised by External link opens in new tab or windowSCBWI British Isles to find new writing talent. Susan won the 2015 SCBWI British Isles External link opens in new tab or windowMargaret Carey scholarship.

            Susan was also longlisted in 2007 for the Writers & Artists 100th edition novel External link opens in new tab or windowwriting competition.


            BOOKS


            GRACIE FAIRSHAW AND THE TROUBLE AT THE TOWER (October 2021, Uclan Publishing)

            Seaside mystery set in Blackpool Tower, Christmas, 1935.


            The stage is set for a thrilling mystery!

            Gracie Fairshaw is delighted to get a sneak preview of the Children's Ballet's Christmas spectacular. But when the curtain rises, things go horribly wrong for the young dancers. Accidents, pranks and a poison pen letter make Gracie wonder if someone is trying to spoil the show. Can Gracie and her friends stop the saboteur before their final act?


            Book cover by Jenny Czerwonka


            KINTANA AND THE CAPTAIN'S CURSE (July 2021, Uclan Publishing)

            A pirate treasure hunt set on Nosy Boraha, Madagascar, 1733.


            Ahoy there! The Nine Sails is casting off for Madagascar. So, all aboard for a treasure hunt you'll never forget!

            Kintana has grown up listening to stories of life at sea from her pa, an ex-pirate turned pet shop owner. So when a tall ship - The Nine Sails - berths at Pirate Island she eagerly joins the motley crew as a cabin boy - even though her main duty will be to look after the pirate's pets.

            But someone on board is determined to disrupt the voyage, could the dreaded captain's curse be to blame? Or it it the lure of buried treasure that will draw the ship back to her island home?

            One thing is for sure, Kintana is about to discover that sometimes adventure is found closer to home.


            The book cover design and all illustrations created by Jenny Czerwonka.

             

            GRACIE FAIRSHAW AND THE MYSTERIOUS GUEST (July 2020, Uclan Publishing)


            A seaside mystery set in Blackpool, 1935.


            Strange things are afoot at The Majestic … Check yourself in for a mystery beside the seaside.

            Gracie Fairshaw and her family have barely moved into The Majestic, a Blackpool boarding house, when her Ma  mysteriously vanishes.

            Gracie teams up with her younger brother George, siblings Violet and Tom, and maid Phyllis. They must work out why one of the guests – a conman conjurer – has made Ma disappear … Can they get her safely home as the clock ticks down to the 1935 Illuminations Switch-on?


            The book cover design and all illustrations created by Jenny Czerwonka.


            CONTACT: susanbrownriggwriter@outlook.com

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            Interviews with Susan Brownrigg about Gracie Fairshaw.


            Youth Libraries Group blog: External link opens in new tab or windowall about my research process.

            Disability is Ability: External link opens in new tab or windowwhy I chose to write about a main character with limb difference.

            Children's Books North: External link opens in new tab or windowwhat the North means to me


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