Susan Telander is a writer based in Minnesota. Her essays have appeared in Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction and the Briar Cliff Review.

She is currently working on a memoir about teaching English classes to new immigrants from all over the world. She is also seeking representation for her debut novel, Lakes and Other Bodies.

Personal Statement

As a writer, I am fascinated by the memories we choose to carry with us and those we cannot put down. I write about the stories people convince themselves are true and the ones they will never speak of.

I love living in Minnesota, a place of abundant lakes and extravagant winters.