Screenwriter/showrunner Susin Nielsen started her career in television feeding cast and crew muffins and bologna sandwiches on the internationally-acclaimed teen drama, Degrassi Junior High. They hated her food, but saw a spark in a spec script she wrote. Susin went on to write 16 episodes of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High.

Since then Nielsen has written for and story-edited on many Canadian television series, including Ready or Not, Madison, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, Edgemont and the animated series What About Mimi and Braceface. She also co-created the pre-school series, Franny's Feet.

More recently Nielsen co-created the critically acclaimed TV series Robson Arms for CTV. Along with her creative partner Gary Harvey, she was executive producer/ showrunner for three successful seasons. Susin also adapted Alice, I Think for CTV and the Comedy Network. A half-hour comedy series based on the best-selling novels by Susan Juby, she again acted as executive producer/showrunner along with Harvey.

Currently Susin has just finished writing a fourth episode of CBC's family drama, Heartland, as well as a movie of the week for CTV/Force Four. She has also formed production company, TV Was My Babysitter, with director-producer Gary Harvey and producer Kevin Eastwood. Together they have a number of projects in development.

Nielsen also saw her first original young adult novel, Word Nerd, get published this fall by Tundra Books, a division of McClelland and Stewart.

She is the recipient of a Gemini (best writing in a children's or youth show) and two Canadian Screenwriter awards.