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Susan Currie

@suecurrie24.bsky.social

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Cayuga/Acadian adoptee, teacher and writer. Author of Fierce Voice (Common Deer Press), sequel to Iz the Apocalypse. susancurriewriter.com Also, most importantly, Rachel’s mom and wife to the magnificent John.

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Feb 12

Author of:
-Haudenosaunee: the People and Nations (Beech Street Books, 2023)
-Amazing Women in Canada: Autumn Peltier (Beech Street Books, 2023)
-Iz the Apocalypse (Common Deer Press, 2023)
-The Mask That Sang (Second Story Press, 2016)
-Basket of Beethoven (Fitzhenry&Whiteside, 2001)

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · 6d

I’ll be doing a signing at Indigo Brampton on Sunday, October 5, from 12-3. Please come by. I’d love to see you!

Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you to CBC Books for including Fierce Voice in your list of Canadian Books for Tweens and Teens Fall 2025! @parentclub.bsky.social @kirsten-marion.bsky.social @commondeerpress.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/books/22-can...

22 Canadian books for tweens & teens to read this fall | CBC Books

Here are the new Canadian middle-grade and YA novels we can't wait to read this fall!

www.cbc.ca

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Michael F. Stewart @openmike.bsky.social · 13d

🍂 Discover these fresh fall #kidlit books—perfect reads to spark imagination and cozy up with this season! 📚✨

@parentclub.bsky.social‬
@suecurrie24.bsky.social
@reganmacaulay.bsky.social
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jtorrescomics.bsky.social
@heathermoconnor.bsky.social

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Carol Matas @carolmatas.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled to be in the company of theses wonderful authors. Check out their new books!

@parentclub.bsky.social‬,

@suecurrie24.bsky.social,

@reganmacaulay.bsky.social,

@carolmatas.bsky.social,

@jtorrescomics.bsky.social,

@heathermoconnor.bsky.social,

@mfstewart.bsky.social

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Common Deer Press @commondeerpress.bsky.social · 20d

Discover Fierce Voice - the sequel to the White Pine Award nominee Iz the Apocaylpse.

Written by @suecurrie24.bsky.social

www.commondeerpress.com/books-1/fier...

#YABooks #youngadultbooks #FierceVoice

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Authors' Booking Service @authorsbooking.bsky.social · 22d

🍂 Discover these fresh fall #kidlit books—perfect reads to spark imagination and cozy up with this season! 📚✨

@parentclub.bsky.social
@suecurrie24.bsky.social
@reganmacaulay.bsky.social
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jtorrescomics.bsky.social
@heathermoconnor.bsky.social
@openmike.bsky.social

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Common Deer Press @commondeerpress.bsky.social · 23d

Save the date!

Join YA author @suecurrie24.bsky.social at Indigo Brampton on Sunday Oct 5th from 12-3pm to celebrate the launch of Fierce Voice.

Fierce Voice is the sequel to the White Pine Award nominee Iz the Apocaylpse.

#YABooks #KidLit

Save the date!

Join YA author Susan Currie at Indigo Brampton on Sunday Oct 5th from 12-3pm to celebrate the launch of Fierce Voice.

Fierce Voice is the sequel to the White Pine Award nominee Iz the Apocaylpse.

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Sep 7

The #WIPSnips word for September 7th is "nowhere"

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Sep 6

Author copies of Fierce Voice arrived today! #amwriting #writingcommunity #YAbooks #music #adoption #fostercare

Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy book birthday to my YA novel, FIERCE VOICE (Common Deer Press)! Can’t believe my baby is entering the world!!
#yabooks #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity

Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Aug 23

The #WIPSnips word for August 23rd is "horn"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Aug 22

The #WIPSnips word for August 22nd is "recent" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Teo said in a thick voice, “I think she didn’t allow herself to think about it. She never told me about any of this until recently. And then it was like these doors were opened and she just…wept.”

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Aug 19

The #WIPSnips word for August 19th is "trap"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

His heart felt low at the prospect of another year trapped inside, when all he really wanted was to be out amid green things.

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Common Deer Press @commondeerpress.bsky.social · Aug 18

Repost @suecurrie24.bsky.social: Thank you so much to Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social for including my upcoming book, FIERCE VOICE, in your Fall YA Preview List. ❤️

#YABooks

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Aug 9

The #WIPSnips word for August 9th is "brush"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Aug 7

The #WIPSnips word for August 7th is "frequent"

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you to Quill & Quire for including my upcoming novel, FIERCE VOICE, in your YA Fall Preview list!

#amwriting #books #YAbooks #authors #authorsky #booksky

Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 31

The #WIPSnips word for July 31st is "drop"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 30

The #WIPSnips word for July 30 is “street”

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 29

The #WIPSnips word for July 29th is "balance"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 24

The #WIPSnips word for July 24th is "inside"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 21

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips

The word for July 21 is "certify"

#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

I used “proven”

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 16

The #WIPSnips word for July 16 is "memory"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ah! They do, but not until a few more twists and turns…

Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social · Jul 15

The #WIPSnips word for July 15th is "sister"

Remember synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine!

I used ”friend” instead…

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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