Susan Hawthorne is the author/editor of 25 books published in five languages across 20 territories. Her non-fiction books include Bibliodiversity (2014), Wild Politics (2002), and The Spinifex Quiz Book (1993). She has been active in the womens liberation movement since 1973, was involved in Melbournes Rape Crisis Centre and performed as an aerialist in two womens circuses. She has taught English to Arabic-speaking women, worked in Aboriginal education and has taught across a number of subject areas in universities. She is Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities at James Cook University, Townsville. Among her awards, she was the winner of the 2017 Penguin Random House Best Achievement in Writing in the Inspire Awards for her work increasing peoples awareness of epilepsy and the politics of disability. She has won awards for her contribution to the gay and lesbian community and to publishing.