Susie Wild

Susie Wild (born 28 June 1979) is an English poet, short story writer, journalist and editor based in Wales.[1][2] She is currently editor for fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry at Parthian Books, and lectures on creative and critical writing at the University of Gloucestershire.[2]

Susie Wild
Born (1979-06-28) 28 June 1979
London, England
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityEnglish
Alma mater
Period2010–
Website
www.susiewild.blogspot.co.uk

Biography

Born in Tooting in the south of London, Wild studied psychology at Swansea University from 1997. She continued her studies at Goldsmith's College, London, with an MA in journalism. She went on to study creative writing at Swansea University, completing her MA with distinction in 2008.[1]

In 2010, Wild published The Art of Contraception, a collection of short stories. With it, she won the Fiction Book of the Year prize in the 2010 Welsh Icons Awards.[1] She has contributed to a wide range of literary journals and reads her poetry in dance halls.

Wild's novella Arrivals was published on Kindle in 2011. She has published three poems in Nu2: Memorable Firsts (2011).[2] She is a co-organiser of the XX Women's Writing Festival in Cardiff and literary programmer of Swansea's Do Not Go Gentle festival.[3]

Publications

Fiction
  • The Art of Contraception (2010)
  • Arrivals (2011)

Poetry
  • Better Houses (2012)

References
  1. "Wild, Susie". Literature Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. "Susie Wild". Parthian. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. "Susie Wild". Dinefwr 2014 Literature Festival. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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