English Author
Susan Battye is an Auckland based writer, playwright, and teacher who has worked at both secondary and tertiary levels. She has taught English at secondary school level for more than thirty years in Greymouth and Auckland where she was the former Head of Drama at Epsom Girls' Grammar School. In addition she programme managed the Bachelor of Maori Performing Arts at Te Wananga o Aotearoa.Susan continues to be a key figure in the world of New Zealand theatre and drama, having written and published many plays and books. Her first historical children's novel, The Mines's Afire, co-written with Thelma Eakin, was shortlisted for the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards in 2010 and her second novel, Cup Magic, was published in 2013. An internationally published author and playwright, Battye has written more than fourteen plays and drama books. In addition she has created and published a number of digital based Media Studies and Drama resources for secondary schools under the umbrella of her own company, Drama Magic Ltd.