Susan Mayse

Canadian writer and editor Susan Mayse writes fiction and nonfiction. Long ago she worked as a salmon cannery hand, newspaper reporter, late show disk jockey, photographer, television researcher-writer and book scout. Studies in anthropology, clasics and medieval history and her work in Northern Canada aided her in writing about other eras and cultures. Awen was shortlisted for the Bodley Head historical fiction prize in the UK. Her awards include the Arthur Ellis Award for true crime and the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin.