Wendy Jane Cohen grew up near the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod. Her father encouraged her love of historical fiction and distrust of humanity. After Emerson College, she worked as a Writer's PA on MAD MEN and Development Assistant for The Black List in Los Angeles. She is a 1in4 Writers Fellow and associate caucus member of WGA West. A magna cum laude graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts MFA program, she writes historical dramas and dark comedies about human imperfection and power corruption.