Sam Cook (3 works by) (a.k.a. Cook. Samantha Lee )
Writing name for: Samantha Lee Cook
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal; Aboriginal Nyikina
Dear Michelle I am a researcher working with AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource www.austlit.edu.au/ of which Black Words: Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderWriters and Storytellers is a part http://www.austlit.edu.au/specialistDatasets/BlackWords We have links to your website available in AustLit http://www.austlit.edu.au/specialistDatasets/BlackWords/BlackWordsHotlinks and have just updated our information on Sam Cook. I notice from your recent press release re Sam Cook that images can be supplied on request. Would it be possible to have an image of Sam Cook to load to Black Words? I have provided you with guest access to AustLit and Black Words if you would like to explore our resource. Go to www.austlit.edu.au and when prompted use the following details: User name: abc Password: guest50 This access will remain effective until the 16th February 2009. Kind regards Joan Email to Michelle White Media enquiries Yirra Yaakin. 23/1/09

BiographyHistory

Initially appointed as the company's Marketing Manager, Sam Cook has been Executive Producer of Australia's leading Aboriginal theatre company - Yirra Yaakin, since 2003, resigning in March 2009. A Nyikina sister from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Sam has worked in publishing for seventeen years, theatre for eight years, and is a trained visual artist.

She has been instrumental in the creation of an international indigenous alliance called Honouring Theatre, a tri-nation initiative with sister companies Taki Rua (NZ) and Native Earth (Canada) working together to bring indigenous theatre to the world.

In 2011 Sam joined Tracker as a regular with her KISSmyBLAKarts column.

Awards for Works

Aces, Deuces, Kings and Queens , 2010 prose single work
2010 shortlisted David Unaipon Award
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