Booth-Forbes, Sue
Parallel Names
- Larson, Susan
- Paxman, Susan
Biography
Sue Booth-Forbes is an American-Irish teacher, writer and editor.
Sue Booth-Forbes was born to Clinton and Naomi Larson. The family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Clinton worked at Brigham Young University. Sue also studied at BYU, receiving a degree in English and political science and began teaching school soon after. Sue married John Monroe Paxman, and they had two children. They later divorced.
Sue co-founded the Latter-day Saint women's journal, Exponent II, in 1974, and was its longest-serving editor, from 1984 to 1997, publishing under the name Susan L. Paxman or Sue Paxman. Sue was actively involved with Exponent II as a staff member, board member, and editor from 1979 until 1998, when she moved to West Cork, Ireland, to open Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat. She operated it for over twenty years, hosting and supporting more than 1,000 writers and other creative artists.
Citation:
Wikipedia, January 27, 2025 (Sue Booth-Forbes was born to Clinton and Naomi Larson; family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Clinton worked at Brigham Young University. Sue studied at BYU, receiving a degree in English and political science and began teaching school soon after. Married John Monroe Paxman, and they had two children. They later divorced; Co-founded the Latter-day Saint women's journal, Exponent II, in 1974, and was its longest-serving editor, from 1984 to 1997, publishing under the name Susan L. Paxman or Sue Paxman. Operated Anam Cara for over twenty years, hosting and supporting more than 1,000 writers and other creative artists.Exponent II, via www, February 16, 2025 (Sue was actively involved with Exponent II as a staff member, board member, and editor from 1979 until 1998, when she moved to West Cork, Ireland, to open Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat) https://exponentii.org/2024/05/30/just-what-i-needed-by-sue-booth-forbes-formerly-paxman/
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Sue Booth-Forbes papers
Exponent II correspondence, 1970s-1997
Contains letters addressed generally to the editors of Exponent II, incoming and outgoing correspondence from various people, and letters to and from Exponent editors Claudia Bushman, Susan Howe, Nancy Dredge, and Sue Booth-Forbes. Also contains correspondence to and from other Exponent II staff members, such as Mary L. Bradford, Diane McKinney, Grethe Peterson, and Laural Thatcher Ulrich. Materials dated 1970s-1997.
Exponent II production records, 1896-1997, bulk: 1970-1997
Contains production records of the Exponent II, mainly edited drafts from various stages of printing, and article submissions. Submissions are either originals with accompanying correspondence or annotated copies made for multiple reviewers. A large volume of the drafts are annotated by Sue Booth-Forbes. Also includes rejected and unused article submissions, a poetry file, production notes, and collection files of clippings. Materials dated 1896-1997 with the bulk dated 1970-1997.
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