Fiona Sussman | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Auckland University of Technology (MA, 2009) |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, short story writer and doctor |
| Website | Official website |
Fiona Stewart Sussman (born 1965) is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer and doctor. Born in Johannesburg, she moved to New Zealand in 1989 where she completed her medical degree and went on to work as a general practitioner until becoming a full time writer in 2003. She has published four novels since 2014, winning a number of awards for her writing. She has also won awards for her short stories, including the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Award in 2018.