| Susan is a National Board Certified Teacher with over 12 years
experience as an elementary bilingual educator and consultant.
Ms. Katz has presented at the annual SCBWI Asilomar Conference.
She is a proud member of The Revisionaries critique group in
San Francisco, along with Yuyi Morales, Lynn Hazen, Gianna Marino,
Karen Ehrhardt, Jim Averbeck and Maria van Lieshout. Susan is
represented by Deborah Warren of East/West Literary Agency (ewmdwarren@aol.com).
Susan B. Katz, a University of Michigan graduate, began accumulating
accolades at age 14 when she won the Detroit Free Press Writing
Award for a poem about her grandmother. Susan loves to travel
and over the years lived in both Spain and Costa Rica. Much
of the inspiration for her books comes from her rich experiences
overseas. In Costa Rica, she worked in a rain forest that
later inspired several bilingual stories and vivid animal
illustrations.
See more of Susan’s unique mosaic style illustrations
at http://www.susankatzbooks.com
or contact her directly at sbkep@aol.com
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