Susan Sacks 

Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Susan Sacks is a third generation Floridian. She received a Bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in New Orleans and a Master’s from Northeastern University in Boston. Upon moving to New York City, she started her writing career as a copywriter in advertising. Shortly thereafter, she began a simultaneous career in screenwriting while studying at New York University and Columbia University. She has had several scripts optioned and one film produced by HBO. She specializes in doing adaptations from book to film and true stories. She has edited many projects, including on Venetian Glass, her most recent book being MURANO: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection.

Sacks lives in San Francisco and still works in both advertising and film.