Susan Geason
Susan Dorothy Geason (born 23 August 1946) is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for adults and teenagers.[1]
Born in New Norfolk, Tasmania, to Urban James and Joan Susan (née Oakford) Geason,[2] she grew up in Queensland and graduated from the University of Queensland with a BA in History and Politics. While living in Canada, she completed a Masters degree in Political Theory at the University of Toronto.[3]
In 1980–81 Geason wrote a number of articles on education for The National Times.
From March 1982 to January 1989 Geason worked in the NSW Premier's Department.[4][5]
In the early 1990s Geason was literary editor for The Sydney Morning Herald.
The State Library of New South Wales holds the Susan Geason papers, 1989-2001, relating to the books she was writing at that time and comprising correspondence, draft manuscripts, interview notes, book plans, news clippings, research and photographs.[6]
Geason was awarded a PhD in Creative Writing by the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the University of Queensland in 2005 for her thesis, "Under the Canopy of Heaven : Charlotte Brontë and Mary Taylor; What Mary Knew : The Relationship Between Mary Taylor and Charlotte Brontë". It was published as What Mary Knew : Mary Taylor and Charlotte Brontë in 2011.[7]
Publications
Adult Fiction
- Shaved Fish, Allen & Unwin, 1990, ISBN 0044422741
- Wildfire, Arrow Books/Random House, 1995, ISBN 0091832160
Crime Fiction
- Dogfish: A Syd Fish thriller, Allen & Unwin, 1991, ISBN 1863730885
- Sharkbait: A Syd Fish mystery, Allen & Unwin, 1993, ISBN 1863736328
Teenage Fiction and Non-Fiction
- Great Australian Girls and the Remarkable Women They Became, ABC Books, 1999, ISBN 9780733307584
- Australian Heroines: Stories of Courage and Survival, ABC Books, 2001, ISBN 0733309666
- Death of a Princess, Little Hare Books, 2005, ISBN 9781877003905
- Rebel Girl: A Tale of Friendship and Survival in Taiping China, ABC Books, 2007, ISBN 9780733321733
- All Fall Down, Little Hare Books, 2005, ISBN 1877003867; Large print edition ReadHowYouWant, 2008
- Flight of the Falcon, Little Hare Books, 2006, ISBN 1921049367; Large print edition ReadHowYouWant, 2009
Non-Fiction
- Regarding Jane Eyre, (editor and contributor), Random House, 1997, ISBN 0091835038
- Pitt Water People : The Ivers, Young, Gould, Cashman and Lahey Families in Tasmania, Susan Geason, 2010, ISBN 9780980787900
- What Mary Knew : Mary Taylor & Charlotte Brontë, Susan Geason, 2011, ISBN 9780980787955
- People of the Plains: The Young, Gould, Cashman, Lahey, Geason and Beven Families in Tasmania, Susan Geason, 2nd ed., 2011, ISBN 9780980787931
- River Folk: The Latham, Griggs, Corbett, Oakford, Darcy and O'Connor Families in Tasmania, Susan Geason, 2nd ed., 2011, ISBN 9780980787924
- A Long Way from Tipperary: The Geason, Beven, Evans and Lynch Families in Tasmania, Susan Geason, 2nd ed., 2011, ISBN 9780987235701
Stories in Anthologies and Magazines
- An Old Husband's Tale in More Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, Allen & Unwin, 1991, ISBN 9781863731065
- Aint Misbehavin' in Killing Women: Rewriting Detective Fiction (essays on feminism and the PI genre), ed. Delys Bird, Angus & Robertson, 1993, ISBN 0207179484
- Conflict of Interest in Moonlight Becomes You: Crimes for Summer 6, ed. Jean Bedford, Allen & Unwin, 1995, ISBN 1863739963
- Sybilla of the Fires in Overland Vol. 138, Autumn 1995
- Totally Devoted in Shadow Alley (crime for teenagers), compiled by Lucy Sussex, Omnibus Books, 1995, ISBN 1862912408
- Green Murder in Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1996, ISBN 0385314019; & Virago, 1996, ISBN 1860491049
- Geason has had stories published in Australian Penthouse, Billy Blue Magazine, The Sun-Herald, Tages Anzeiger (Zurich), Australasian Post
Crime Prevention
- Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice, (Paul R. Wilson, co-author), Australian Institute of Criminology, 1988, ISBN 0642135576
- Designing Out Crime: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, (Paul R. Wilson, co-author), Australian Institute of Criminology, 1989, ISBN 0642143072
- Preventing Car Theft and Crime in Car Parks, (Paul R. Wilson, co-author), Australian Institute of Criminology, 1990, ISBN 0642149399
- Preventing Graffiti and Vandalism, (Paul R. Wilson, co-author), Australian Institute of Criminology, 1990, ISBN 0642149364
- Preventing Retail Crime, (Paul R. Wilson, co-author), Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992, ISBN 0642170479
References
- ↑ "Family Notices - Births" (p. 12). The Mercury (Hobart). 2 Sep 1946. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ "Double Wedding Celebrated at New Norfolk" (p. 4). The Mercury - Hobart. 24 Dec 1942. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ "Susan Geason". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ "Appointments on Probation" (No. 66 - Supplement). Government Gazette of New South Wales. 14 May 1982. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ "Resignations" (No. 56). Government Gazette of New South Wales. 5 May 1989. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ "Susan Geason papers, 1989-2001". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ Geason, Susan (2005-01-01), Under the canopy of heaven : Charlotte Brontë & Mary Taylor ; What Mary knew : the relationship between Mary Taylor and Charlotte Brontë, The University of Queensland, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, retrieved 18 April 2018