Suzanne Ruthven
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Biographical Information
"Suzanne is the publisher for Compass Books, a writers’ resource imprint, and as a result getting more involved in our development of editorial services. She started her professional writing career in 1987 by founding the small press writers’ magazine, Quartos, which ran for nine years until its merger with Acclaim in 1996. More recently she was editor of the popular quarterly creative writing magazine, The New Writer, which she produced in partnership with literary agent Merric Davidson. In addition to acting as a judge for several national writing competitions, she has also tutored at many writers’ workshops, and was invited to become a full member of the Welsh Academi in recognition of her contribution to literature in Wales. She is author over 20 books on spiritual, country and self-help matters (including two novels and Creative Pathways: Freeing the Writer’s Inner Voice) and has contributed articles to a huge variety of publications. She founded Ignotus Press in 1994, which for over 10 years the press was recognised as one of the leading publishers in the metaphysical genre. She has also “ghost written” numerous books for other writers including an autobiography for one of Britain’s leading field sportsmen, which was nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2006. She lives in County Tipperary, Ireland."[1]
