Susan Forest

Susan Forest

Susan Forest is a writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Her young adult fantasy, the Dragon Prince, was published in 1990, and won the Children’s Book Choice Award in that year. Since that time, she has published a number of short stories in Canada and the United States. Her works have appeared in OnSPEC Magazine (2005, upcoming), Tesseracts Ten (2006), Tesseracts Eleven (2007), In Places Between Anthology (2005), Asimov’s Science Fiction (2006, 2007) and Analog Science Fiction and Fact (2008). Her nonfiction will appear in an upcoming issue of Legacy Magazine.

Susan has also had the good fortune to study writing with a wide range of luminaries, including Robert J Sawyer, Mike Resnick, Joe and Gaye Haldeman, Nancy Kress, James Alan Gardner, R. Scott Bakker, Dave Wolverton and Adam-Troy Castro. She belongs to three active writers’ groups, and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

In writing-related activities, Susan has appeared as a panelist at the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions in Denver (2008), and Montreal (2009), and at the World Fantasy Convention in Calgary (2008). She has also twice judged the Robin Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest (2007, 2009). Her short story, “Back” (Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June, 2008) was a finalist for the Prix Aurora Award. You can check out her website at www.speculative-fiction.ca.

Outside the world of writing, Susan is an elementary school principal in Calgary and the mother of four. Her husband, a child care counselor, is passionate about steam locomotives and writes a monthly column for Alberta’s Rocky Mountain Rail Society News. His non-fiction has also appeared in McLean’s Magazine. Her eldest daughter, Heather, is currently pursuing her masters degree at the University of Liverpool, in Science Fiction Studies and has a number of publications to her credit. Her son, Alec, has presented her with a wonderful grandson in 2009, and daughters Holly and Amy are currently studying in Lethbridge and Calgary.

Young Adult Fiction:
The Dragon Prince, Gage Educational Publishing, 1990.

Awards:
Children’s Choice Book Award, 1990
Prix Aurora Award, 2008, Finalist
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