Susan Francis

Susan Francis is an award-winning Australian writer, living in Newcastle, on Awabakal land. Her much-loved memoir, The Love that Remains, was a finalist in Varuna’s Publisher Introduction Program and her short stories have appeared in such places as Island Magazine, The Saturday Paper and The Newcastle Short Story Competition anthology. Revelation Beach is her second book for which she received a Varuna residency, a Neilma Sidney Travel scholarship, and in 2024, an Australian Society of Author’s mentorship. Susan has a graduate degree in Australian Literature and is currently studying for a Masters in Creative Writing. She has worked in education, and the media, and has appeared on SBS Insight and ABC Conversations. 

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