Susan Geason was born in Tasmania, grew up largely in Queensland, and now lives in Sydney. An entirely new Syd Fish novel, Hook, Line & Sinker, is now available on this website". She has a BA in History and Politics from the University of Queensland and a Masters Degree in political theory from the University of Toronto, Canada, where she lived for some years. Most of Geason's professional life has centred on politics and writing, often a combination of both, including positions as a researcher in Parliament House, Canberra; Cabinet Adviser in the NSW Premier's Department; and head of information in what is now the Environment Protection Authority. Since 1988 she has worked as a freelance writer and editor, and from 1992 till 1997, was literary editor of the Sydney weekly newspaper, the Sun-Herald.