St. Augustine A to Z

Susan Shipe Calfee was hooked on words with a rhyme published in second grade which kindled her interest in writing. She became a Speech Communications major at the University of Maryland, her home state. Susan lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where she joined the local Shantyboat Writer's Workshop, learning craft techniques and developing her skills. In 2013 she published her award-winning children's book, St. Augustine A to Z - A Young Reader's Guide to America's Oldest City. Still widely sold today, it's the subject of popular elementary school visits. Her second passion is singing. She enjoys membership in numerous vocal ensembles and plans to write and sing as long as she can hold a pencil and a piece of music. Hospital volunteering allowed her passions to merge. Work with Body & Soul - The Art of Healing, gave her the privilege of escorting musicians to patients' rooms for bedside serenades. The highlight of her service was chronicling the miraculous transformative power of music. As the newsletter editor she published those unforgettable stories. Childhood summers on and around the Chesapeake Bay planted a love and affinity for the region. In 2017 Susan began revisions and completions to The Forces of Bay House at her mother's request - the novel she could not finish before her death.Susan has two adventurous sons and is the grandmother of two little whirlwinds. She is proud to be among many authors in her family. This is her first novel.