About Samantha

Samantha J. Winkler is a writer, illustrator, and mixed-media artist in love with nature, fantasy, and all things spooky.

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       She tailored her Bachelor Degrees in English Literature and Art Studio with an added Minor in Creative Writing to embrace her devotion to all aspects of publishing: exploring creative writing processes, editing, collaborative illustration and art direction, storyboarding, graphic & web design, book design, and book binding techniques. 

       She joined the Southern Illinois chapter of the SCBWI in 2010, volunteering as a Network Representative from 2015-2017, and rejoining the SoCal SCBWI chapter in 2020.

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       When she isn't reading, writing, or publishing, she is drawing, painting, studying film, or finding any excuse for a nice hike outdoors or a visit to a zoo.