{{short description|Canadian poet}} '''Susan Paddon''' is a Canadian poet.<ref name=qq>[http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/group-writers-finds-creative-inspiration-community-spirit-remote-cape-breton-village/ "A group of writers finds creative inspiration and community spirit in a remote Cape Breton village"]. ''Quill & Quire'', June 8, 2016.</ref> Her debut collection ''Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths'', published in 2015, was a finalist for the Raymond Souster Award<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2015/04/01/prizes-announced-on-first-day-of-national-poetry-month.html "Prizes announced on first day of National Poetry Month"]. ''Toronto Star'', April 1, 2015.</ref> and the ReLit Award for Poetry,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ReLit Awards announce 2015 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/01/relit-awards-announce-2015-long-shortlist.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106114854/http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/01/relit-awards-announce-2015-long-shortlist.html |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2026 |website=www.cbc.ca}}</ref> and won the J. M. Abraham Poetry Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=East Coast Literary Awards celebrate authors – Atlantic Books Today |url=http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/east-coast-literary-awards-celebrate-authors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054412/http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/east-coast-literary-awards-celebrate-authors/ |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |access-date=May 11, 2026 |website=atlanticbookstoday.ca |language=en-US}}</ref>
Originally from St. Thomas, Ontario, she attended McGill University and Concordia University in Montreal. She currently resides in Margaree, Nova Scotia.<ref name=qq/>
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