Senior Lecturer

Email: snorman@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5241

Suzanne Norman

Suzanne Norman is a Senior Lecturer in the Publishing Program, where she teaches courses on book publishing, digital publishing, and cultural entrepreneurship. Her research and interest areas include Indigenous Publishing, Accessible Publishing, Copyright Law, International Publishing, and Digital Media.

She is also the FCAT Champion for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Charles Chang Centre, and Publishing Industry Liaison. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland, complemented by a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Communications and a Master of Publishing degree, both from SFU. Suzanne's career includes roles as an investigative journalist, a newspaper editor, and an editor specializing in young adult fiction.

She is a co-founder and current Treasurer of the Indigenous Editors Association and North American representative on the By the Book steering committee, an annual European summit of International Publishing Programs, and serves as a resident representative of the Access Advisory Committee for the City of Burnaby. 

EDUCATION

• BA, Memorial University
• Post Bacc, Communication, SFU
• MPub, SFU

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Book publishing, Copyright, Digital Publishing, Creative Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Publishing, Accessible Publishing