Sam Cohen
Lives and works in Los Angeles.
Sam Cohen is a fiction writer whose novels explore themes at the intersection of feminism, queer studies and Jewish thought.
After publishing in various anthologies and literary magazines (Queer Flora, Fauna, and Funga, Weird Sister Collection, etc.), she published Sarahland, a collection of short stories, in 2021. She teaches writing at university as a creative writing lecturer. She has been nominated for and won numerous literary prizes, including the ALMA Award (Best Jewish Story Collection of 2021), the Jewish Women's Archive Book List, the Golden Poppy Award in Fiction (finalist) and the Chautauqua Janus Prize.
