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Samantha Kolesnik

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Fiction, Horror, Crime

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Samantha Kolesnik is a retired author, filmmaker, and artist. She is best known for her books Waif (2021) and True Crime (2020).

She is also the author of the YA novella Elogona (Weirdpunk Books) and the short fiction collection Tales From Between Presents: Samantha Kolesnik’s Lonesome Haunts.

Her short films have screened at festivals internationally. Her directorial debut, Mama's Boy, premiered at the Telluride Horror Show.

After enduring significant trauma and focusing on recovery from PTSD, Kolesnik has chosen to step away from writing and publishing.
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Average rating: 3.64 · 8,142 ratings · 1,875 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Waif 3.53 avg rating — 3,442 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Crime 3.61 avg rating — 3,088 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ashley Saywers (Editor), Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.08 avg rating — 626 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Worst Laid Plans: An Anthology of Vacation Horror by Samantha Kolesnik (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Hailey Piper (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elogona 3.91 avg rating — 76 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonflowers and Nightshade: An Anthology of Sapphic Horror by Samantha Kolesnik (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christina Ladd, G.E. Woods (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far From Home by Samantha Kolesnik (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ali Seay (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Pelayo (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samantha Kolesnik's Lonesome Haunts by Samantha Kolesnik (Goodreads Author), Matthew Stott (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homesick 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snowfall it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm Retired from Writing

I wanted to share something personal and simple: I won’t be writing or publishing anymore.

The last few years have brought a great deal of pain and change, and I need to focus fully on healing.

Writing used to be a safe space for me, but after everything that’s happened, I need distance from the public side of it.

I have no desire to continue writing.

Please understand that I’m not available for me Read more of this blog post »

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Samantha Kolesnik wrote a new blog post I'm Retired from Writing I wanted to share something personal and simple: I won’t be writing or publishing anymore. The last few years have brought a great deal of pain and cha Read more of this blog post »
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Samantha liked an answer about Waif: Hey, I see the blurb describes a queer girl gang and I see a lot of reviews calling this queer horror, but is the MC queer herself? Just checking before I put this on a queer books list, thanks! This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler) skye
Jul 01, 2025 07:45AM
Samantha answered a question about Waif: Hey, I see the blurb describes a queer girl gang and I see a lot of reviews calling this queer horror, but is the MC queer herself? Just checking before I put this on a queer books list, thanks! Hi Arthur, yes, the MC is. Apologies for the late reply.
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“The older I became, the more convinced I was that no one escaped this earth unscathed by human suffering.”
― Samantha Kolesnik, Waif

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“People didn’t care about truth; they only cared about how the lie appeared.”
― Samantha Kolesnik, Waif

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“I’d always liked many parts of my body but never the whole. I loved the way my waist curved in, and I loved the bulge of my hips. I loved my navel and my collarbone. I loved my thin wrists. It was strange how I loved parts of other people, too, but never the whole.”
― Samantha Kolesnik, Waif

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