Susan E Greisen

Susan E. Greisen was raised on a rural farm in Nebraska and attended a one-room schoolhouse. But at age 19, she defied all odds to seek adventure and a broader understanding of life. Her passion for nursing took her to remote parts of the world with the Peace Corps and CARE. She journeyed to over 50 countries across 6 continents, and the BBC News published her travel photographs online.

Susan's award-winning memoir, In Search of Pink Flamingos, has delighted many participants at book clubs and events. As the chief editor and contributing author of the award-winning anthology, Never the Same Again, Susan along with Friends of Liberia (FOL) received the Outstanding Community Service Award from the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA). This anthology, co-edited by Susan Corbett and Karen E. Lange, shares stories and poems from 50 authors over a 60-year span of Liberian history. Visit Susan's website for blogs, photographs, home movies, and maps from these two books.

In 2026 Susan released her debut children's picture book, This Boy Will Do Great Things. This true story of a young boy named Dima who grows up dodging hippos and lives alongside elephants and snakes in his village in Botswana. His name means, “This boy will do great things”—and they’re right! Against his mother’s wishes, Dima follows his passion for animals, becoming a wildlife guide and inspiring his whole village. Join him on an unforgettable journey of adventure, courage, and dreams that do come true!