Samantha Berley was born and raised in Woodland Hills, California. In elementary school, Samantha discovered her love for writing, only to rediscover her love during high school. Samantha is currently a senior California State University, Northridge and is majoring in English with an emphasis in literature.

 

Her greatest influence primarily comes from her family and friends, including her Aunt Lillian - a seasoned member of the CWC West Valley and introduced her to the club.

 

Aside from family, Samantha draws most of her inspiration from JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, John Milton, Shakespeare and several literary theorists including Immanuel Kant, Edmund Burke, Plato and Saussure. Her favorite works include Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, Canterbury Tales, and A Wrinkle in Time.

 

Samantha's aspirations are to be a novelist, poet and literary theorist while teaching in academia. In the meantime, Samantha hopes to continue attending meetings at the Movie Home as well as the critique group and learn all that she can on creative writing from fellow CWC members.

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