Susan L Marshall

Susan L. Marshall is the founder of Story Playscapes, an independent Australian publishing house. She is an Australian author, poet, dramatist, theatre practitioner, illustrator and essayist. Susan is renown for her original, contemporary metaphysical literary technique, called Fragmentique, which she uses to develop her distinctively profound and deeply emotive metaphysical works for a global readership.

Susan’s body of work includes more than 35 publications, which contribute significantly to shaping the narrative of contemporary metaphysical literature. She creates works that fuse metaphysical philosophy with a diverse range of genres. Her distinctive writing voice is renowned for its unique mystical, lyrical and Romantic qualities, which share a heartfelt and sometimes surrealist narrative, evoking wonder and awe. Susan’s works provide a special focus on the eternal nature of the Romantic Spirit and its journeys through every day human experiences; internal landscapes; deep soulful experiences and natural worlds. Her major professional publications, produced by Story Playscapes, are available in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe.

Susan is also the founder of her monumental Theatre Playscapes style for young adults (introduced in her dramatic literature: Fleur of Yesterday and All the Hope We Carry). She is a multiple award recipient (Top Story Award at Vocal Media; Award for Special Civic Service; Arthur Andersen Prize for Business Studies and an Australian National Volunteer Award for her work in literacy education). Susan is also the Amazon best-selling author of Bare Spirit (which is also recognised as a Popular Psychology publication) and Wild Soul (which was also a #1 Hot New Release at Amazon Australia and #8 Hot New Release at Amazon USA). In her work at Story Playscapes, Susan dedicates herself to unique global literacy initiatives, such as the My Story Meadow Project and the Romantic Spirit Alight Readers’ Garden, which work to provide reading, writing and wellbeing experiences for her global readership.

In 2026, Susan L. Marshall has stepped into her new era as author and debut illustrator, on the release of her publication: Princess Zyra’s Lost Storm: An Australian Childhood Myth. Susan is also continuously developing new publications and the highly anticipated product line of Story Playscapes’ premium and bespoke, signature Romantic Spirit Collection. Its first edition, to be released in May, will present her renown novel: Adira and the Dark Horse in a luxurious, premium hard cover, Dawn and Dusk Deluxe edition.