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Susan Austin Roth

Susan Austin Roth

Senior Editor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Photographer, nonfiction & fiction writer, playwright

  • Education

    • Conard High

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    • International Center for Photography

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      Photoshop and Scanning

    • Cornell University

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      MS and BS Ornamental Horticulture

      Activities and Societies: graduated with honors

  • Experience

    • Western Publishing

      Jan 1980 - Jan 1986
      Senior Editor

      Senior Editor in charge of gardening, health, and other non-fiction adult titles.

    • Susan A Roth & Company

      Jan 1982 - now
      Writer, photographer, playwright

      More than 25 years experience in writing, editing, and photographing gardening books and aritcles, including 7 years as scout and assignment photographer at Better Homes & Gardens. Also book packager of four major landscape design titles. Author of more than 10 books. Photographs appear regularly in national magazines, books and calendars. Maintains huge stock library of digital images and accepts assignments. First book of nature photographs, A Year in Rock Creek Park -- the Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington DC written by Melanie Choukas-Bradley, was published in November, 2014. A limited edition slip-cased hardcover containing 89 photographs was printed along with a softcover edition containing 36 images.Stage plays: Bye, Mom! had a showcase production in NYC in 2005 to good reviews. Missing Pages (semi-finalist at the O'Neill; readings at: EST's Octoberfest in NYC, Tri-State Actors Theater, Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival) was produced as a workshop production at the Captial Fringe Festival in July 2009 to rave reviews and standing ovations. See www.missingpagestheplay.com. Show less

    • Greene County VA Democratic Committee

      Jan 2023 - now
      Chair

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Virginia Master Naturalist

      Volunteer Leader Fairfax County Park Authority

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Susan Austin Roth
      selected for writers residency Millay Arts Sep 2022 Was selected for a month-long residency to continue work on my novel at Millay Arts in the Berkshires. This is located at Edna St, Vincent Millay's former country estate, which is now an artist's colony
    • Awarded to Susan Austin Roth
      Selected for writers residency Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow Feb 2022 Was selected for a 3-week residency to work on my novel.
    • Awarded to Susan Austin Roth
      Volunteer of the Year Home Owners Association Jan 2016 Awarded Volunteer of the Year with my partner for our invasive control efforts at the home owner's association and adjacent county park, and for my landscape design work at the entrance to the community.
    • Awarded to Susan Austin Roth
      Silver Medal for Photography Independent Puplisher's Association Nov 2015 Silver Medal for Mid-Atlantic Nonfiction for role as photographer for the book A Year in Rock Creek Park -- the Wild, Wooded Heart of Washington DC written by Melanie Choukas Bradley.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Chair

      Issued by Greene County VA Democratic Committee on Jan 2023
      Greene County VA Democratic CommitteeAssociated with Susan Austin Roth

    • Advisory Board, Editor, Writer

      Issued by Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management on Feb 2015
      Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species ManagementAssociated with Susan Austin Roth

    • Newsletter Writer and Editor

      Issued by Virginia Master Naturalists on Mar 2014
      Virginia Master NaturalistsAssociated with Susan Austin Roth

    • Certified Invaisve Plant Control Leader

      Issued by Fairfax County Park Authority on Aug 2014
      Fairfax County Park AuthorityAssociated with Susan Austin Roth

    • Treasurer and Communications Editor/Writer

      Issued by Greene County Virginia Democrats on Jan 2018
      Greene County Virginia DemocratsAssociated with Susan Austin Roth