Susan Candace Petrey (7 April 1945 – 5 December 1980) was an American writer of fantasy short fiction.
Born in Seattle, Petrey worked as a medical technologist after obtaining a degree in microbiology.
Most of her writing took place in a setting involving "gentle healing vampires", the "Varkela".
A group of her friends established the Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund[3] in her memory.
The fund annually raises money to send aspiring writers to the Clarion Workshop.