Summer Land

Summer Land is an author, ghostwriter, podcaster and keynote speaker.

Born in West Virginia and raised in Florida, Summer graduated magna cum laude from Emerson College (Boston, MA) in 2008 where she studied marketing. After embarking on a Working Holiday in Australia and spending two ski seasons in Park City, Utah, Summer moved to Australia in 2010 and began writing.

Summer’s first book, Summerlandish: Do as I Say, Not as I Did, was published in 2013, which earned her a nomination for Cosmopolitan’s ‘Fun Fearless Female Award’ and garnered praise from 2014 Stella Prize winner, Clare Wright, who wrote, “Summer Land is Gen Y’s answer to Bill Bryson." Her second book, I Now Pronounce You Husband and Expat, was published in 2019.

Known for her sharp-wit, intense curiosity and deeply empathetic nature, Summer has ghostwritten over ten books including The Mindful High Performer (Chelsea Pottenger), Acting Up (Lynne McGranger), A Joyful Life (Rosemary Kariuki) and Aussie Ark (Tim Faulkner). In 2023, she teamed up with Tracy Hall of Who the Hell is Hamish? podcast fame to co-author Hall's true crime memoir, The Last Victim (Hachette 2024).

As a freelance writer, facilitator and keynote mindfulness speaker, Summer has had pieces featured in publications such as The Tot, Mamamia, and TIME Motto, participated in numerous Australian readers’ and writers’ festivals and has presented mindful communication and connection keynotes to companies such as eBay, Moët Hennessy and Seven Network.