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 natural history and travel, science and shamanism, memoir and myth. She has been writer-in-residence with the British Animal Studies Network, facilitated by the University of Strathclyde, enjoyed a four-year stint as one of the poet-performers on Radio 4’s Saturday Live and also spent a season writing and performing poetry for BBC Two’s coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show.

Susan is an acclaimed and inspiring writing tutor, with over twenty-five 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 also loves exploring how different movement practices inspire and influence the process of writing.

Website: www.susanrichardsonwriter.co.uk

Instagram: @susan_richardson_writer