AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, Susan Wingate is a novelist, poet, memoirist, playwright and screenwriter.

Her published books included:
- Easy as Pie at Bobby's Diner(May 2010, Blue Star Books)
- A Falling of Law (May 2010, Black Rose Writing)
- Ravings of a Mad Gentlewoman... More Madness (Short stories, June 2010, False Bay Books)
- Bobby's Diner (August 2009, False Bay Books)
- Of the Law (May 2007, Sixteen Cat Tails Publishing)
- Ravings of a Mad Gentlewoman (Short stories, 1st Edition, June 2006)

"Easy as Pie at Bobby's Diner" (Blue Star Books), is the number two book in the "Bobby's Diner" series, will be released May 15, 2010!

Her second novel, "Bobby's Diner" received two finalist awards in two separate book competitions, the 2009 National Best Books Award (USA Book News) and the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

And her novella, "Camouflage" received a Finalist Award and an Editor's Choice Award in the 2009 Textnovel.com Writing Contest.

Wingate has written five novels, a short story collection, one screenplay and hundreds of poems. Her writing consistently receives recognition and can be found in many magazines, journals and reviews.

Locally, Wingate works in cooperation with the library, the San Juan Island Library. Together they bring writers, publishers and agents who offer workshops to the small island community. Wingate is also a co-founder of the vibrant San Juan Island Creative Women's Group. For hobbies, Wingate reads, travels, gardens, dances with her husband, Bob, squeaks out tunes on the violin much like Jack Benny and she loves to paint.