Anthologies

Short Stories

Topics

Craft, The Business of Writing

Public Speaking Details

Since I have taught short story and memoir, appeared on panels and as a moderator, read publicly, plus acted on stage and screen I'm quite comfortable in front of an audience.

Biography

Susan Carpenter has published and taught short fiction, was longlisted for the CBC Nonfiction Prize, and writes for and acts on stage and screen. Her debut novel Bad Advice hit Calgary bestseller lists three times since launching in April 2026. Susan is currently at work on the sequel. When not writing Susan can be found camping the Canadian wilds with her husband and pony-sized rescue dog, playing tennis or belting out show tunes in a nearly empty nest after raising a blended family of five boys.