Susan Hawthorne

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Susan Hawthorne is an award-winning writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She is the author/editor of 30 books published in eight languages across 23 territories. Her non-fiction books include Lesbian: Politics, Culture, Existence (2024) Vortex: The Crisis of Patriarchy (2020), In Defence of Separatism (2019), Bibliodiversity (2014), Wild Politics (2002/2022), and The Spinifex Quiz Book (1993). Her works include nine collections of poetry. Her collection Cow (2011) was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Poetry prize in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and was a Finalist in the Audre Lorde Lesbian Poetry Prize (USA). Earth’s Breath (2009) was shortlisted for the Judith Wright Poetry Prize. She is the author of three works of lesbian fiction, Dark Matters (2017), Limen (2013) and The Falling Woman (1992/2004). Susan has been the recipient on international residencies in Turkey, Italy and India. She has translated literary works from Sanskrit, Greek and Latin and her books have been translated into German, Spanish, Arabic, French, Czech, Tamil, Polish and Portuguese.

Susan Hawthorne has been active in the women’s liberation movement since 1973, was involved in Melbourne’s Rape Crisis Centre and performed as an aerialist in two women’s circuses. She has taught English to Arabic-speaking women, worked in Aboriginal education and has taught Philosophy, Literature, Creative Writing, Women’s Studies and Publishing Studies in universities. She was Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities at James Cook University, Townsville for many years. She was the winner of the 2017 Penguin Random House Best Achievement in Writing in the Inspire Awards for her work increasing people’s awareness of epilepsy and the politics of disability. And in 2024 she and Renate Klein were co-winners of the Magdalen Berns Award. She has won awards for her contribution to the gay and lesbian community and to publishing.

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