Susan Paddon

{{short description|Canadian poet}}

Susan Paddon is a Canadian poet.[http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/group-writers-finds-creative-inspiration-community-spirit-remote-cape-breton-village/ "A group of writers finds creative inspiration and community spirit in a remote Cape Breton village"]. Quill & Quire, June 8, 2016. Her debut collection Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths, published in 2015, was a finalist for the Raymond Souster Award[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2015/04/01/prizes-announced-on-first-day-of-national-poetry-month.html "Prizes announced on first day of National Poetry Month"]. Toronto Star, April 1, 2015. and the ReLit Award for Poetry,[http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/01/relit-awards-announce-2015-long-shortlist.html ReLit Awards announce 2015 "long shortlist"]. CBC Books, January 5, 2016. and won the J. M. Abraham Poetry Award.[http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/east-coast-literary-awards-celebrate-authors/ "East Coast Literary Awards celebrate authors"]. Atlantic Books Today, June 8, 2015.

Originally from St. Thomas, Ontario, she attended McGill University and Concordia University in Montreal. She currently resides in Margaree, Nova Scotia.