Susan Kim has worked as headwriter, story editor, and writer on over 50 children’s series – live action and animation, across all platforms, and both nationally and internationally. Recently, she was story editor on HELLO, NINJA for Netlix. Prior to that, she was headwriter on Nickelodeon’s WELCOME TO THE WAYNE, which received Emmy nominations for Best Animated Series in 2018 and Best Writing in a Children’s Series in 2017. Other credits include STARBEAM,  CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG, ARTHUR, RUSTY RIVETS, CYBERCHASE, ASTROBLAST, PEG + CAT,  JUNGLE JUNCTION, THE OCTONAUTS, WONDER PETS!, SPEED RACER, HANDY MANNY, POCOYO, NI-HAO KAI-LAN, OSWALD THE OCTOPUS, DRAGON TALES, COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG, READING RAINBOW, THE MYSTERY FILES OF SHELBY WOO, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?, and others. She has received six Emmy nominations and four Writers Guild Award nominations for her work.

With her husband, Laurence Klavan, Susan has written two critically acclaimed graphic novels: City of Spies (First Second Books 2009) and Brain Camp (First Second Books. 2010). She and Laurence also wrote the young adult trilogy, Wasteland (Harper Collins 2013-2016.)

Susan also facilitates and helped design the Sesame Street Writers’ Room, a writing fellowship designed to develop fresh writing talent from underrepresented racial backgrounds. The program is entering its third year and has launched 15 emerging writers into careers as children’s TV writers.