Susan Coryell

A career educator, Susan has taught students from 7th grade through college-level. She earned a BA degree in English from Carson-Newman College and a Masters from George Mason University. Susan belongs to Author’s Guild, South Carolina Writers, SCBWI and Writers at Clemson OLLI.. She loves to talk with budding writers at schools, writers’ conferences and workshops. Her award-winning young adult anti-bully novel EAGLEBAIT is re-released for print and e-book, updated with cyber-bullying. EAGLEBAIT won the NY Public Library's "Books for the Teen Age," and the International Reading Association's "Young Adult Choice."

A RED, RED ROSE, first in a cozy mystery/Southern Gothic series, was nominated for a literary award with the Library of Virginia. BENEATH THE STONES, the sequel, was released in April of 2015. NOBODY KNOWS, the third in the Overhome Trilogy has been released. All are available at online bookstores and Amazon.

The author has long been interested in concerns about culture and society in the South, where hard-felt, long-held feelings battle with modern ideas. The ghosts slipped in, to her surprise.

SPOOKY YOGA, co-authored with Kathy Graham and illustrated by Emily Martin. is a play-action picture book for children ages 3 - 7 and their parents, grandparents and teachers. SPOOKY YOGA will get kids up from laps and seats to move and groove with costumed creatures colorfully depicted in rhyme and illustration. Basic moving yoga poses coordinate with each creature's personality.

KIKI'S DREAM, a children's picture book, published in 2023 by Golden Bridges Press, features 5-year-old KIKI, who romps on Hawaii's beaches year 'round, but whose dream is to play in snow. The publisher will donate a portion of proceeds to Maui wildfire relief.

When not writing, Susan enjoys boating, kayaking, golf and yoga. She and her husband, Ned, love to travel, especially when any of their seven grandchildren are involved.