Samantha Jade Macpherson is a writer and editor.

Samantha is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she studied fiction as a Patterson Fellow.

She also holds a BFA in writing with a minor in environmental studies from the University of Victoria.

Samantha’s writing has appeared, or is forthcoming, in The Kenyon Review, The Fiddlehead, The Malahat Review, The Journey Prize Anthology, The New Quarterly, and Ricepaper Magazine. She was the winner of the 2018 Malahat Review Novella Prize, as well as the Jack Hodgins Founders’ Award for Fiction. In 2019, she was a finalist for the Writers’ Trust Journey Prize. Her work has been generously supported by the Canada Arts Council and the BC Arts Council.

She’s currently at work on a novel about biracial identity, self-estrangement, and maternal absence, as well as a collection of short stories.

Editing and copywriting clients include H.E.A.L. Healthcare Project, The Health Arts Research Centre, Rifflandia Magazine, Stonebridge Contemporary Originals, Kelowna Paddle Centre, and Blogworks, among others.

She’s worked as an educator for high school and undergraduate students, as well as an environmental educator in regional parks. From 2020-2022 she served as the Iowa Youth Writing Project Fellow at the University of Iowa.