Samantha Cooke is a Florida native who writes stories close to her beachside roots. As a playwright, her work has appeared on stage at The Orlando International Fringe Festival, The University of Central Florida, and Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids (Denver, CO). Her fiction has been published in various online journals. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing for Young Adults from The Solstice MFA Program. She now lives in the seaside town of Winthrop, MA, where she works as a communications manager for KIPP Massachusetts Public Charter Schools.