Susan Alison paints pictures and writes stories for a living, and her cafetiere is always hot. Dogs tend to enter into the pictures, and the prose, quite a lot, Susan living under the paw as she does. 

Monty and Rosie (and Jeff-Dog now, too) are her Border Collies - they keep an eye on her artwork to make sure she keeps earning kibble, and every now and then they round it up and post it to her artwork blog. 

So far, there are two romantic comedies published, a book of illustrated doggerel - 'The Corgi Games' to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and The Olympics this year - and an illustrated book of short stories - 'Sweet Peas and Dahlias'. 

Jill Mansell (internationally best-selling author) said of 'White Lies and Custard Creams': "Susan Alison has written a lovely, quirky romp packed with off-the-wall characters - original, intriguing and great fun!" 

Katie Fforde (best-selling rom com author and President of the Romantic Novelists' Association) said of 'All His Own Hair': 'Susan Alison handles difficult issues with quirky humour and uplifting results.' 

Susan Alison is the Katie Fforde Bursary Award winner for 2011. She has won competition awards for short fiction and sold numerous stories to commercial publications.