Susan Lern­er is a nov­el­ist, screen­writer and play­wright based in New York. Her screen­plays have received acco­lades from the Austin Film Fes­ti­val, Cinesto­ry Foun­da­tion, and Los Ange­les Inter­na­tion­al Screen­play Awards among oth­ers, and she is a Stowe Sto­ry Labs alum. She has spo­ken about her nov­els at Hadas­sah, syn­a­gogue and book group events.

Her plays have been select­ed for read­ings at the­aters in New York City and Mon­terey, Cal­i­for­nia and award­ed Com­mend­ed Sta­tus by the Jew­ish Plays Project.