Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. For the fifteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Susannah Begbie, author of The Deed. They discuss the book, winning the Richell Prize, chaotic family dynamics, how siblings view their parents in different ways, creating country Australia on the page, and more.

Write & Seek is an invitation for deeper conversation around writing, accessibility to publishing, and representation in literature. Write & Seek is the podcast exploring how writers get writing done, and their journey to publication. "A perceptive and unforgettable debut novel from the 2022 Richell Prize winner that explores the messy, sometimes volatile, complications that only the best and worst of family can bring." Katherine Larsen.

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Discover this interview with Susannah and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.

Local author Susannah Begbie’s debut novel, The Deed, features a cranky farmer who challenges his estranged children to build his coffin in four days to inherit his fortune. Balancing her GP career with writing, Susannah spent a decade on the book, savoring the freedom from deadlines. She’s delighted that readers find it both funny and moving, though she jokes, “It took me ten years to write, so at least make it last two days!”

Susannah Begbie is a debut fiction author. Her novel, The Deed, is set on a cattle farm in NSW where the patriarch of the family has recently died. She talks with Julian Morrow from ABC RN’s Sunday Extra about her poignant, wry and funny debut, which sees four adult children learn they have to build their father's coffin in four days or forfeit their entire inheritance — all $20 million of it.

Susannah Begbie lives and writes on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. The Deed is set in Wiradjuri Country.

She chats with The Weekly about balancing her dual careers of doctor and author, life on the land and how she started writing.

Today, we’re thrilled to chat with Susannah Begbie, whose debut novel The Deed won the 2022 Richell Prize. Susannah shares her journey from rural New South Wales to becoming a published author, and how winning the Richell Prize has impacted her writing career. If you’ve ever thought about entering a literary competition, her insights are invaluable.

Admit it, we’ve all been there—stalking social media and LinkedIn profiles, trying desperately to figure out how the hell someone got their dream job.

It seems impossible and yet there they are, living out your career fantasy (minus the itchy business suit). It might seem hard to believe, but once upon a time, they were also fantasising about their future career, and with some hard work, they made it.

Susannah Begbie grew up in Eden Monaro, practises as a rural doctor, and has written a prize-winning debut novel, The Deed, set in the Riverina. Australian Rural & Regional News contributor, Aedeen Cremin, strongly recommends The Deed, which she concludes is “ultimately a morality tale – a highly enjoyable one” and was able to quiz Susannah about her work, her characters and some plot choices.

This is a book that tosses us between laughter at the sheer ridiculousness of human behaviour and sadness in the face of enormous grief and pain. The author makes perspicacious observations of people; she demonstrates a great capacity to write the wry, the hilarious and the strange.

SUSANNAH BEGBIE grew up in rural New South Wales on a sheep farm and is now a GP who has worked all over Australia. In 2006, she began a Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing at Canberra University and was awarded the Editor’s Pick for her short story ‘Fly to Meet You’ in the University’s First Anthology.

We caught up with the author to discuss her debut novel, The Deed, which explores the messy complications that only the best and worst of family can bring.