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Home News About Readers' Responses Write a Descision-Maker! Would Pictures Help Published Work Podcasts Publications Graphic Recording Cartoons Humans of Saint Vincent's Sidelines Single Panels Three and four panels Long Form Services Portraits Contact Home News About Readers' Responses Write a Descision-Maker! Would Pictures Help Published Work Podcasts Publications Graphic Recording Cartoons Humans of Saint Vincent's Sidelines Single Panels Three and four panels Long Form Services Portraits Contact   I’m Susan MacLeod, author, visual artist, and cartoonist.The latest:Here’s the Jury Citation for Dying for Attention as a finalist for the 2022 Evelyn Richardson Creative Non-Fiction Award from the Nova Scotia Book Awards. My book was the first graphic memoir to be nominated: “Susan MacLeod’s debut graphic memoir is a searing examination of institutional and familial failures. Detailing her nonagenarian mother’s nine-year journey through various stages of nursing home care, Dying for Attention documents the poor communication, confusion and lack of support available for residents and their families. “Confronting the failures of the system at multiple levels, MacLeod writes from a unique perspective as a former PR person for the province, who churned out messages of optimism even as elder care was gutted by subsequent governments and she watched her own mother suffer and her family fray.“These experiences are supplemented by generous research and thoughtful suggestions for how to fix the broken system. Drawn in a crisp straight-forward way and told in an accessible voice, Dying for Attention weaves complex strands into a compelling narrative, and a stirring call to action.”And for what readers say, check out Readers' Responses! My graphic memoir is a gentle, rueful reflection on navigating my mother through a callous long-term care system for nine years, a system I once promoted as a government spokesperson! I use charming visuals to offer insight on strained systems and families, and how to cope. A welcome read for anyone supporting someone in eldercare or interested in healthcare systems.Check out my YouTube channel.PRESS: BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW”An important, timely read”-Matthew Noe, Booklist, Nov 4, 2021.RECOMMENDED READ“…a really important look at the system's inability to deliver. MacLeod writes with a gentle, self-effacing humor touched by exasperation for the absurdities she experiences. An under-discussed topic on a subject that needs much more attention.”-The Weekly Reveller, Oct. 31, 2021“a remarkable memoir…it’s compelling.”4 new graphic novels offer sanctuary amidst struggle-Mike Donachie, Toronto Star, Oct. 14, 2021. "This book should be required reading for health care leaders. I laughed with you, cried with you and was inspired by you. A thoughtful, compelling story about a family experience told with humour, honesty, and vulnerability. Bravo!”- Susan Dunn, Family Caregiver and Patient Partner.Staff pick, Atlantic Books Today, Five Books on Trauma, Health and Care.I’m grateful to have received a Canada Council of the Arts Grant to finish the book. As an Emerging Artist, Literature, my application for a Concept to Realization component of the Explore and Create program was successful. Conundrum Press also generously secured an Arts Nova Scotia grant on my behalf. Thank you to both of these funders for their support.">latest images from Susan MacLeod Studio: View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1574295589564_17985 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -14px; }#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1574295589564_17985 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; }latest images from the Humans of St Vincent’s project View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1574272407025_22344 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -14px; }#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1574272407025_22344 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; } Back to Top © Susan MacLeod Studio • Designed by Forest Friend