My name is Sam, and I’m a fiction writer, editor, and writing tutor based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I grew up in North River, New York, a hamlet located in the southern region of the Adirondack park.

I earned my MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Idaho. My current manuscript-in-progress, There Are No Strangers Here, is a collection of voice-driven stories about contemporary rural life with a particular interest in exploring how misogyny shapes the lives of young women. Alongside my debut short story collection, I am working on an environmental science fiction novel about industrialism, family dynamics, and class. It is tentatively titled Otherworld.

In addition to being a fiction writer, I’ve also been an editor and writing tutor in academic and professional contexts for over seven years, from leveling content and creating assessments for children’s literature in the Ed Tech space to helping graduate students improve their writing at the University of Idaho.

Aside from my interests in fiction and editing, I cohost a podcast called WorkWhile with the poet Stacy Boe about balancing writing and working full-time. I also occasionally moonlight as a whitewater raft guide on the Hudson River Gorge and raft completely for fun on the Salmon River with friends in Idaho.