Susan Southard

{{short description|American non-fiction writer}}

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| alma_mater = Antioch University, Los Angeles

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| awards = J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, Dayton Literary Peace Prize

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Susan Southard is an American non-fiction writer. She won the 2016 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, for her book Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War.{{cite web|url= https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/2016-dayton-literary-peace-prize-winners-and-runner-ups-unveiled/125865 |title= 2016 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winners and Runner-ups Unveiled |first= Maryann |last= Yin |work= Adweek |date= October 11, 2016 |access-date= December 27, 2023 |archive-date= December 27, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231227181251/https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/2016-dayton-literary-peace-prize-winners-and-runner-ups-unveiled/125865 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://nieman.harvard.edu/news/2016/03/susan-southard-nikolaus-wachsmann-and-steve-luxenberg-named-winners-of-the-2016-j-anthony-lukas-prize-project-awards/|title=Susan Southard, Nikolaus Wachsmann and Steve Luxenberg Named Winners of the 2016 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards|publisher=Nieman Foundation|date=2016-03-30|access-date=2017-10-29}} Southard graduated from Antioch University, Los Angeles, with an MFA in creative writing. She has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, and Lapham’s Quarterly.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/opinion/nagasaki-the-forgotten-city.html|title=Nagasaki, the Forgotten City|work=New York Times|author=Susan Southard|date=2015-08-07|access-date=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.susansouthard.com/about/|title=Susan Southard, About|author=Susan Southard|access-date=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-southard-nagasaki-20170809-story.html|title=72 years after the bombing of Nagasaki, there are 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world|author=Susan Southard|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2017-08-09|access-date=2017-10-29}}