Samuel Harwood grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2015. He worked afterwards as a journalist for local newspapers such as the Santa Monica Mirror and Yo Venice and also as a research editor on former Congressman John Dingell's memoir, The Dean (HarperCollins, 2018). His writing has also been published in the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Taco, Aesthetica Magazine, Slant Magazine, Video Librarian and Projektor.
In 2019, he received his MFA in Film from Columbia University. His short film, La Bailarina, screened at the Queens World Film Festival and his TV pilot, Angela, was a Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival Script Competition. He has worked as a script analyst, freelance writer and also as an editor on three family history books, helping others shape their life stories into tangible narratives.
He lives in Los Angeles, where he also plays music with the band, Trade Heroes.
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