Author Susan Brownrigg on Blackpool beach with her books. Photo Susan Brownrigg
Hi! I'm Susan Brownrigg.
I am a children’s book author based in Lancashire.
I write historical adventures for ages 8 to 12.
My Gracie Fairshaw detective series set in 1930s Blackpool was described as “one of the best children’s mystery series currently on the shelves” by Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post.
I am also the author of Kintana and the Captain’s Curse, a treasure hunt adventure set in Madagascar during the Golden Age of Piracy and the forthcoming Rainhill Trials set mystery Wrong Tracks.
All my books are published by UCLan Publishing.
Susan’s books
School visits
Assembly talk with Q&A - 1 hour KS2
£150 + travel expenses
The Bumpy Road to Publication - How Susan became a children’s book author.
Suitable for Year 3 - 6.
Powerpoint presentation.
Susan shares how it took her over 20 years and several books to become a published author. Focuses on resilience.
Susan is from a northern working class background.
40 minute talk PLUS 20 minute Q&A.
Gracie Fairshaw book themed talk (please specify which title) with Q & A - 1 hour KS2
£150 + travel expenses
Powerpoint presentation with props, costume and handling objects relating to book themes
Local history focus (Blackpool. 1930s, seaside holidays, working class and north west history.
Mystery Guest: Blackpool Illuminations and Audrey Mosson Railway Queen.
Trouble at the Tower: Blackpool Tower, Children’s Ballet, 1930s Christmas and toys.
Missing Reel: Early cinema, film making and Blackpool Winter Gardens.
40 minute interactive presentation with 20 minute Q & A.
Kintana and the Captain’s Curse themed talk with Q&A - 1 hour KS2
£150 + travel expenses
Powerpoint presentation with props, costume and handling objects relating to book
Themes : Animals of Madagascar and extinction
Golden Age of Piracy. Blackbeard, Israel Hands and William Kidd.
40 minute talk PLUS 20 minute Q & A
