About Susan Lawrence

Susan grew up on a small farm in the heart of Iowa. As a child, she learned to love country life, writing stories, and her Savior, Jesus Christ.   

She graduated from Kansas State Teacher’s College and taught special needs children for thirty-three years before retiring to devote more time to writing, speaking, and storytelling. 

She has published two family devotion books, contributed to three anthologies and written many articles for various Christian publications. Her first novel, Atonement for Emily Adams, was released May 2014, the second one, The Blue Marble, in March 2016, and her third, The Long Ride Home, was published in December 2017. Shepherd of eSwatini was published in the fall of 2019 and Restoration at River's Edge in December, 2019. Her newest novel, Flight of the Red-winged Blackbird released March, 2022. Susan lives with her husband, Gary, the love of her life and her best friend of forty-nine years, and their crazy Lab pup, Maggie, in Des Moines, Iowa. She is the mother of three and grandmother of seven beautiful and brilliant grandchildren. 
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She enjoys spending time with family, hiking and biking, and traveling. But most of all, she loves to tell the story, the good news of Jesus Christ, in writing, in speaking, or in living

Booking Susan Lawrence: Speaking and Storytelling

Susan is available for speaking engagements, retreats and educational events. Her focus is for women's and children's events. Contact us to discuss the needs of your event.

School Events

Author visit Testimonies: 
“Kids were engaged and talked about it the rest of the day.” 
“Great job! Kids really loved listening to you. They all wish they had more time (with you.)” 
“Really relevant.” 
“You do such a great job keeping the kids engaged. Actions are fun and informative.” ​
Susan R. Lawrence can provide your school with: 
  • A story (monologue) in period costume 
  • Classroom visits or large group talk 
  • A lesson on best writing practices and practical tips 
  • An opportunity for students to purchase quality literature  
 
A visit to your school will: 
  • Spark interest in reading 
  • Motivate and improve writing skills  
 
Two final reasons to invite Susan to your school: 
  • For every book purchased at your school, Susan will donate $1.00 to the school. 
  • All additional proceeds go to Pour International, a non-profit agency that builds and maintains abandoned baby and children’s homes in Swaziland, Africa. 

Testimonials

“Kids were engaged and talked about it the rest of the day.” 

“Great job! Kids really loved listening to you. They all wish they had more time (with you.)” 

“Really relevant.” 

“You do such a great job keeping the kids engaged. Actions are fun and informative.” ​

Speaking Opportunities

Susan Lawrence is an author, speaker, and storyteller. After teaching elementary school for 26 years, she hung up the chalkboard to devote more time to speaking and writing. Her published works include two family devotionals, Atonement for Emily Adams, The Blue Marble, and The Long Ride Home. Susan lives in Des Moines, Iowa with her husband and short-legged Lab, Molly. She has three children and seven beautiful and brilliant grandchildren who love to hear her stories.
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Do you have an up-coming event in your organization, church, or community? Susan can provide:
  • A devotion
  • A Biblical or historical story (monologue) in costume
  • An inspiring teaching from Scripture
  • A talk on a topic that fits your event
  • A workshop on writing a memoir
  • An explanation of Pour International and their ministry in Eswatini, Africa
Two final reasons to invite Susan to your event:
  • For every book purchased at the event, Susan will donate $1.00 to your organization.
  • All additional proceeds go to Pour International, a non-profit agency that builds and maintains abandoned baby and children’s homes in Swaziland, Africa.

Testimonials

“Susan’s character stories of women of the Bible were engaging, engrossing, and thought provoking. These messages she then cemented using God’s word and His instructions of how to apply these to our own lives.”   Dawn Brosius 
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 “We were very fortunate this year to have Susan Lawrence as our resource speaker. Her story telling, scriptures and lessons were wonderful.”   Rosemary Hedlund, executive director, Metanoia Retreat 
Susan has been the speaker at:
  • Women’s retreats
  • Church services
  • Children’s camps
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Mother/daughter event
  • Mother/son event
  • Senior centers
  • Informal gatherings in people’s homes
  • Mission Sundays
  • Book signings

    Contact Susan Lawrence