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As the in-house writer at an indie Vancouver-based animation studio, Kate Samuels researches, outlines, and writes pilot scripts, features, and novelizations across a range of subgenres, from wuxia and historical adventure to cozy fantasy and post-apocalyptic. Her first love is swashbuckling historical fantasy. In her spare time, she's also a freelance editor and fiction writer with a track record spanning more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays. When she’s not writing or editing, Kate leads local history tours and runs a sprawling alt-history Dungeons & Dragons campaign.…As the in-house writer at an indie Vancouver-based animation studio, Kate Samuels researches, outlines, and writes pilot scripts, features, and novelizations across a range of subgenres, from wuxia and historical adventure to cozy fantasy and post-apocalyptic. Her first love is swashbuckling historical fantasy. In her spare time, she's also a freelance editor and fiction writer with a track record spanning more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays. When she’s not writing or editing, Kate leads local history tours and runs a sprawling alt-history Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

Kate Samuels

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As the in-house writer at an indie Vancouver-based animation studio, Kate Samuels researches, outlines, and writes pilot scripts, features, and novelizations across a range of subgenres, from wuxia and historical adventure to cozy fantasy and post-apocalyptic. Her first love is swashbuckling historical fantasy. In her spare time, she's also a freelance editor and fiction writer with a track record spanning more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays. When she’s not writing or editing, Kate leads local history tours and runs a sprawling alt-history Dungeons & Dragons campaign.…As the in-house writer at an indie Vancouver-based animation studio, Kate Samuels researches, outlines, and writes pilot scripts, features, and novelizations across a range of subgenres, from wuxia and historical adventure to cozy fantasy and post-apocalyptic. Her first love is swashbuckling historical fantasy. In her spare time, she's also a freelance editor and fiction writer with a track record spanning more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays. When she’s not writing or editing, Kate leads local history tours and runs a sprawling alt-history Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

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As the in-house writer at an indie Vancouver-based animation studio, Kate Samuels researches, outlines, and writes pilot scripts, features, and novelizations across a range of subgenres, from wuxia and historical adventure to cozy fantasy and post-apocalyptic. Her first love is swashbuckling historical fantasy.

In her spare time, she’s also a freelance editor and fiction writer with a track record spanning more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays. When she’s not writing or editing, Kate leads local history tours and runs a sprawling alt-history Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

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In-house Writer & Script/Production Coordinator at Animasia BC – Indie Animation Studio

January 1, 2021 - Present

Researched, outlined, and wrote pilot scripts, features, and novelizations across genres including wuxia, historical fantasy, cozy fantasy, and post-apocalyptic adventure. Critiqued other writers’ drafts and supported comedy punch-ups. Assessed screenplay submissions for acquisition potential. Drafted pitch materials such as decks, synopses, and story bibles based on executive-producer assignments. Coordinated scripts and animation assets across productions, including a comedy series for A24, and facilitated coordination between development teams in Vancouver and production teams in Malaysia.

Editor & Fiction Writer at Freelance (Level 4 Press, Relay, Elite Editing, private clients)

January 1, 2019 - Present

Edited more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays, spanning projects such as a CINEQUEST Screenplay Contest semifinalist, a farming manual, a ballet libretto, and an ESL cyberpunk musical. Ghostwrote an epic fantasy novel expected release in late 2026 and co-outlined a romantic fantasy trilogy with Book 1 released in 2024. Wrote fourteen fantasy novels. Provided developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading, aligned to author and publication needs.

Travel Writer, Tour Guide & Blogger at UBC, Questo, Guydeez, YVR Tours

January 1, 2019 - Present

Maintained school-affiliated travel blogs while studying in Wales and Amsterdam. Wrote two self-guided walking tours rated 4.5+ stars on Viator for Questo. Conducted history-focused walking and cycling tours.

Editor & Fiction Writer (Freelance) at Level 4 Press, Relay, Elite Editing, private clients

January 1, 2019 - Present

Edited more than 40 novels, memoirs, and screenplays. Worked on notable projects including a CINEQUEST Screenplay Contest semifinalist, a farming manual, a ballet libretto, and an ESL cyberpunk musical. Ghostwrote an epic fantasy novel expected for late 2026 and collaborated on an outlined romantic fantasy trilogy (Book 1 released 2024). Wrote fourteen fantasy novels.

Assistant to NYT Bestselling Writer at Brittney Ryan & The Holly Dream Foundation

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021

Assisted a New York Times bestselling novelist with correspondence, editing, and proofreading marketing materials. Also helped adapt her novel into a film treatment and picture book.