Susan E. Connolly

Susan E. Connolly is an Irish fiction and non-fiction writer who has worked in comics, screenwriting, short fiction and novels. In March 2021, Connolly was announced to be attached as the lead writer of Zom-B, a television series adaptation of the novel series of the same name by Darren Shan.[1] In 2022, Connolly wrote two episodes of the six-part television crime drama Redemption.[2][3][4]

This article is about an Irish writer. For an Irish poet, see Susan Connolly (poet).

Susan E. Connolly
BornSusan E. Connolly
c.1980
Ireland
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
Website
seconnolly.co.uk

Life and career

Connolly was born Susan Elizabeth Connolly in Ireland where she was educated and completed a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a diploma in Statistics at University College Dublin. She completed a PhD in St John's College, University of Cambridge, in the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit.[5][6][7]

While in UCD Connolly worked as the Science & Technology Editor as well as the Comment & Opinion Editor for The University Observer, the university's award-winning student newspaper. Her first novel, Damsel, was published by Mercier Press in 2009 under the pen name S.E.Connolly, while her historical comic book, Gráinne O’Malley: Queen’s Gambit, was published by Atomic Diner in 2015. Connolly was the winner of the BBC’s Scriptroom 7. She was selected for European Writers Club 2022 – Boosting Ideas.[8] Connolly has also had work published by Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons and The Center For Digital Ethics.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Screenwriting

Bibliography
  • Damsel (Mercier Press – 2009)
  • Gráinne O’Malley: Queen’s Gambit (Atomic Diner – 2015)

References
  1. "The Electric Shadow Company". The Electric Shadow Company. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "ITV Press Centre Redemption Media Pack" (PDF).
  3. "IMbB.com Redemption Episode #1.4".
  4. "IMbB.com Redemption Episode #1.5".
  5. "On reach, dissemination and engagement: shouldn't people read the paper?". CMAJ Blogs. 3 November 2015.
  6. "An Comhrá / The Chat with Susan E Connolly - Dublin 2019". Dublin 2019. 26 April 2016.
  7. "Ryanair 'has no record' of writer told to go to Romania to pick up laptop left on plane at Stansted". Breaking News. 28 July 2016.
  8. "European Writers Club 2022 – Boosting Ideas: Meet the participants".
  9. Lisa Yaszek; Patrick B. Sharp (7 June 2016). Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-0-8195-7625-5.
  10. "Daily Science Fiction :: 21st Century Dragonslayer's Lament by Susan E. Connolly". dailysciencefiction.com.
  11. "S. E. Connolly". Strange Horizons.
  12. "Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy". Clarkesworld Magazine.
  13. Desk, Digital. "Contrasting styles of descriptive debut | BusinessPost.ie". www.businesspost.ie.
  14. "Periodicals, early July". Locus Online.
  15. "Ferguson's 7 Questions With… Susan E. Connolly |". www.irishcomicnews.dreamhosters.com.
  16. "Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy". Clarkesworld Magazine.
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