Susan Campbell

Susan Campbell is an award-winning columnist at the Hartford Courant. 

Her work has been recognized by the National Women's Political Caucus, the Society for Professional Journalists, the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the Sunday Magazine Editors Association. 

Her column about the shootings at lottery headquarters in March 1998 was part of The Courant's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage. 

Her book, “Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl,” is the 2010 CT Book Award winner for memoirs. She has appeared on NPR and the BBC, as well as CBS’ “Sunday Morning.” 

The mother of two adult sons, and the grandmother of five - with two more due in July - she has a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland, and a master’s degree from Hartford Seminary.