Wonder Women (Maggs) - Author Bio

Author Bio
Sam Maggs is a Canadian writer, editor, on-air personality, and all-around "Geek Feminist" speaking out about the bias against women in the online game development community. Recently, she was hired as an assistant game writer for BioWare. She is also the bestselling author of The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy (2015) and Wonder Women (2015).

Sam  was born to a computer science professor at Western University in London, Ontario, where she grew up. She came to nerdom early in life she claims, in fact, before her life even began: her parents saw the original star wars some 20 times, which surely implies an inherited predilection. Once born...and a little older, her parents kept her home from school to bingewatch the Indiana Jones trilogy.

She stakes her claim as an early-developed "fangirl." She was around 12 when she discovered and then became obsessed with all things Stargate. When asked on GeekDad.com about her earliest memories of geekhood, she replied:

The hours upon hours I spent in my basement on my computer reading Stargate and West Wing fanfic instead of making friends, for sure.

She was also 10 or 12, when she found herself entranced by the world of video games, eventually mastering Doom and Myst.

Sam received her B.A. from Western University and later her M.A. at Ryerson University in Toronto. Both degrees are in English literature. She has been an Editor for the geek girl culture site, Mary Sue, and interviewed across the web about women in Geek culture. She also has her own YouTube channel.

Sam is also an accomplished on-air personality, appearing as the host of the Cineplex pre-show in front of six million Canadians a month; a frequent co-host on Teletoon; and a regular guest on MTV and Space. She’s also appeared as a regular pop culture commentator on CBC’s q, 102.1 The Edge, Newstalk 1010, and more. (Adapted from various sources, including the author's website.)