Suzanne Leal is the author of adult fiction novels The Teacher’s Secret, Border Street and The Deceptions, for which she won the Nib People’s Choice Prize and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award.
A regular interviewer and presenter at literary events and festivals, she was the senior judge for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards from 2017 to 2019. Suzanne is also a lawyer experienced in child protection, criminal law and refugee law as well as the host of Thursday Book Club, a relaxed, friendly book club connecting readers online.
The middle grade timeslip novel Running with Ivan is Suzanne’s first book for children.