Susannah Walker

Susannah Walker studied English Literature at Cambridge followed by Design History at the Royal College of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Starting out as a curator and writer, she then worked as a television producer and director for the BBC and Channel 4. She now combines freelance writing and lecturing with running a charity, Make Space for Girls, which campaigns for better parks and public spaces for teenage girls.

She is the author of several books including The Life of Stuff, which was shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize, and The Hard Way.

She lives in Somerset.