Susan Richardson is a writer, performer and educator whose work explores engagement with the more-than-human world. Her fourth collection of poetry, Words the Turtle Taught Me, emerged from her residency with the Marine Conservation Society and was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award.

Her most recent book, Where the Seals Sing (HarperCollins), is a nonfiction blend of memoir and natural history, in which she journeys to the crags and crevices of Britain’s coast and islands, diving deep into the lives of Atlantic grey seals. She has been writer-in-residence with both the British Animal Studies Network, facilitated by the University of Strathclyde, and the global animal welfare initiative, World Animal Day. She also enjoyed a four-year stint as one of the poet-performers on Radio 4’s Saturday Live.

Susan is an acclaimed and inspiring writing tutor, with over twenty years’ experience of devising and facilitating courses and workshops globally. She has run her outdoor Writing the Wild workshops on behalf of many conservation organisations, including WWF, Friends of the Earth, the Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB.

As a lifelong hiker and a decades-long practitioner of both 5Rhythms and yoga, Susan loves exploring how different movement practices inspire and influence the process of writing.

Website: www.susanrichardsonwriter.co.uk
Instagram: @susan_richardson_writer
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