Susannah Fullerton has been passionate about literature for as long as she can remember. She has a BA from the University of Auckland NZ and a post-graduate degree in Victorian literature from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She currently teaches literature courses in Sydney and lectures regularly at the State Library of NSW and the Art Gallery of NSW. In 2017 Susannah was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for Services to Literature and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW. This is primarily a scientific body, but they have extended into the arts and Susannah was the first recipient. She has been president of the Jane Austen Society of Australia for the past 18 years and has spoken about Jane Austen to many schools, community groups and adult classes. Susannah is the author of several books – Jane Austen – Antipodean Views, Jane Austen and Crime, Brief encounters: Literary Travellers in Australia, A Dance with Jane Austin and Happily Ever After: Celebrating Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She has also written and recorded an audio CD, Finding Katherine Mansfield, about the life and works of New Zealand’s greatest writer. Susannah leads literary tours to the UK, France and the USA. These tours are run by Australians Studying Abroad. Susannah has lectured regularly for ADFAS for many years.

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The Lakeside Room, HOTA Central
135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise Qld 4217

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