Susan Duncan


Susan Elizabeth Duncan is an Australian author, a former journalist and former editor of The Australian Women's Weekly and New Idea.

Breast cancer survivor

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, Duncan had a mastectomy and after chemotherapy, survived. She is an active supporter of breast cancer awareness.

Personal life

Duncan has been married twice. Her first husband died from a brain tumour. Duncan lives in New South Wales with her current husband, Bob. They have homes at Pittwater and the mid-north coast of NSW. The Pittwater home is called Tarrangaua and was built for poet Dorothea Mackellar in 1925.