Freelance writer Susan Dawson-Cook has an M.S. in Geosciences from the University of Arizona and a B.S. in Geology from Clemson University. An AFAA certified fitness professional for more than 18 years, Susan teaches group exercise and provides personal training services to clients at a world-renowned resort and at SaddleBrooke, an active adult community in northwest Tucson. She is the Associate Editor for Tail Winds magazine, the Editor for the Pima Trails Association newsletter and a regular contributor to American Fitness and USMS Swimmer.

Susan's passion for swimming, health and fitness, geology and adventure travel has inspired her to write dozens of articles, which have been published in local magazines and newspapers including the Arizona Daily Star and Tail Winds magazine and national magazines including American Fitness and USMS Swimmer. She is currently seeking representation for A Walk Through the Andes, a true story about how her family's experience living in southern Peru changed her destiny.

Susan is a professional member of the Society of Southwestern Authors (SSA), Freelance Success (FLX), the Tucson Women's writers, and a Tucson group of children’s book writers a.k.a. South of the Gila Gang. Susan attends many local and national writing conferences and received a professional development grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts in 2005 toward her participation in the Pacific Coast Children's writing workshop and in 2007 toward her participation in the Prague Summer Program Creative Non-fiction manuscript (Gribner) workshop. To view photos from Susan's life-changing experience in Prague, click here.

To find out if Susan can assist you with your writing project, please contact her for more information.