Samantha Taylor (b. 1985) is a New Zealand–based science fiction writer and former oceanographic data analyst. Raised in Halifax and trained in computational geophysics, she moved to Wellington in her mid-twenties and built a career turning satellite readings into visual models of currents and storms. Her short fiction has appeared in small independent magazines and anthologies, often blending hard science with lyrical, character-driven storytelling. She teaches part-time workshops on narrative design and lives near the south coast, where she hikes, repairs old compasses, and collects 20th-century star charts.
