Susan Sloate

Susan Sloate is the author or co-author of 26 published books, including the novels FORWARD TO CAMELOT: The Final Edition (authored with Kevin Finn), the Broadway novel STEALING FIRE, REALIZING YOU (co-authored with Ron Doades) and SCENES FROM A SONG, the story of a phenomenal 1960's band and a song in their catalog which changes the lives of its listeners.

The original 2003 edition of FORWARD TO CAMELOT was a #6 Amazon bestseller, took honors in three literary competitions and was optioned by a Hollywood company for film production. STEALING FIRE went to #2 in its category on Amazon on publication and remained a Hot New Release for three months. It was also honored in the 2014 Readers Favorite Book Award Competition. REALIZING YOU pioneered the self-help FICTION genre and remains a reader favorite. SCENES FROM A SONG, published in July 2025, went to #1 in two different categories on Amazon within 24 hours and remained an Amazon bestseller for two full months.

Susan is also the author of 17 young-adult books, both fiction and non-fiction, including MYSTERIES UNWRAPPED: THE SECRETS OF ALCATRAZ, which led to her appearance on an Alcatraz special on The History Channel in 2009. She has written books for five girls' fiction series, as well as five Y/A biographies. Her Ray Charles biography, FIND ANOTHER WAY!, won the silver medal for Multi-Cultural Nonfiction in the 2007 Children's Moonbeam Book Awards. She also edits the popular KYLE & COREY mystery series for middle-grade author Joe Stephens, with his second book in the series published in late 2026.

Susan has written two produced plays and optioned screenplays to Hollywood production companies.She's run two political campaigns and founded a recent Writers Workshop for aspiring playwrights and screenwriters in her hometown outside Charleston, SC.