On March 9th our guest speaker is Susan Spann, Author and Copyright Lawyer

Susan Spann began reading precociously and  voraciously from her preschool days in Santa Monica, California, and as a child read everything from National Geographic to Agatha Christie. Susan studied at Tufts University in Boston, earned a degree in Asian Studies, then diverted to law school.

She returned to California to practice law, where her passion for writing fueled her to specialize in intellectual property, business and publishing contracts.

Susan’s first novel, Claws of the Cat: A Shinobi Mystery (Minotaur Books, 2013) was named a Library Journal mystery debut of the month and was a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for Best First Novel.

The second Shinobi Mystery, Blade of the Samurai (Minotaur Books), was released on July 15, 2014. The third novel, Flask of the Drunken Master, is scheduled for publication on July 14, 2015.

Susan is the President of the Northern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, and a member of Sisters in Crime (National and Sacramento chapters), Historical Novel Society, and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Association, and is represented by literary agent Sandra Bond of Bond Literary Agency. When not writing or representing clients, Susan enjoys traditional archery, martial arts, horseback riding, online gaming, and raising seahorses and rare corals in her highly distracting marine aquarium. Susan lives in Sacramento with her husband, son, two cats, one cockatiel, and a multitude of assorted aquatic creatures.

You can find Susan on Facebook and Twitter (@SusanSpann), where she founded the #PubLaw hashtag to provide legal and business information for writers. For signings other information, see her events page!