Writer and publisher Susan Curran will stand for the Green Party in Broadland.The 57-year-old, who lives in Norwich, established her own publishing house in 1997 specialising in academic and business publishing.

Writer and publisher Susan Curran will stand for the Green Party in Broadland.

The 57-year-old, who lives in Norwich, established her own publishing house in 1997 specialising in academic and business publishing.

Her published works include novels and non-fiction, of which the one she describes as most notable is The Environment Handbook.

Married with two grown-up sons, Mrs Curran is a former Labour councillor in Norwich, one of a number who have switched their allegiance to the Greens.