About Katie Sammis
Katie’s writing has appeared in the East Hampton Star, The New York Times, and various online publications. She won the Best Writing Award at the “2017 Brooklyn Web Fest” for her writing on the web series Under the Weather, which has been shown at film festivals worldwide. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, when she is not traveling the world with her three children.
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