Susan Brownrigg author page

Susan Brownrigg biography

Susan Brownrigg is a British children’s writer and journalist. She studied journalism, film and broadcasting before working for more than ten years as a reporter and sub-editor for local newspapers.

Brownrigg later worked in heritage and wildlife education, including a learning manager role at a museum. She was awarded an MA with distinction in Creative Writing by the University of Chester and also works as a library assistant.

Her first children’s book, Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest, was published in 2020. The book introduced Gracie Fairshaw, a young detective in a historical mystery set in Blackpool in 1935. The series continued with Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower and Gracie Fairshaw and the Missing Reel.

Brownrigg’s other children’s books include Kintana and the Captain’s Curse, a historical adventure set in Madagascar in 1733, and Wrong Tracks, a railway mystery inspired by the Rainhill Trials and early locomotive history.

An extract from one of Brownrigg’s children’s novels was selected for the SCBWI British Isles Undiscovered Voices 2016 anthology. Wrong Tracks was shortlisted for the Historical Association Young Quills 2026 award in the 8-11 years category.

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