SUSAN SLOATE is the author of 21 published books, including 17 young-adult books, fiction and non-fiction, and three mainstream adult novels: FORWARD TO CAMELOT (co-authored with Kevin Finn), STEALING FIRE (first published in 2013 and re-published last year under her own publishing imprint) and REALIZING YOU, for which she invented a new genre: the self-help novel. FORWARD TO CAMELOT was first published in 2003 and was re-published in 2013. It was a #6 Amazon bestseller, took honors in three literary competitions and was optioned for film production by a Hollywood company. STEALING FIRE, an autobiographical love story, was named a semi-finalist in the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest and on publication became a Hot New Release on Amazon while shooting into the #2 spot right away and being honored in the Women’s Fiction category of the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. She has contributed to CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA, released after 9/11 and dealing with stories about survivors. She’s also written and directed two one-act plays in their world premier performances, optioned two works for the screen and done sports reporting from Dodger Stadium (one of her favorite assignments). She’s been listed in multiple volumes of WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA and WHO’S WHO IN ENTERTAINMENT and has been named a lifetime honoree.
