Susan’s been published in  A Fine Line, Good Company Lit, Spillwords, Live Encounters, Stories from the Crypt, Tales of the Domain, Tales from Dominion Road, and a number of international Anthology’s. She published her first poetry book, Blue toes in 2023 complete with her illustrations. She has a junior fiction and two YA almost ready for release and is editing 50 other 1st drafts.

Susan won the IWW scifi/fantastic with a short story in her 'Blood Protectors' world as well as being highly commended in kidslit with her  'Lavendar Hill' and 2nd in long fiction with her thriller penname Lee Simpson's 'Switches'. For National Poetry Month 2023 - her poem was displayed in Titirangi in the village and was a runner up in XYZ children's poetry. in 2022 She with was runner up in the National Poetry Day, Poetry at the beach and New Leaf Christmas competition.

Susan is vice president with International Writers Workshop, and helps run the Auckland Writers group where she introduced the idea, instigated and lead committees to make two anthologies and is currently on her third. She is also an active member of RWNZ, Titirangi poets, Owewa Poets, SCBWI, Storyline and NZSA.

Susan runs writing exercises in her writing groups, and has helped teach poetry and short stories to Rangers and other school children, sharing writing opportunities with them. She has feature on Podcast and radio with her writing.