Welcome to Meredith Cole's Author Page

Meredith S. Cole grew up outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is a graduate of Smith College and received her Master's degree from American University in Film and Video Production.

She wrote and directed the dramatic feature, "Floating", about a group of friends growing up and apart. It premiered at the New York Film and Video Festival in 1998, and received a Kodak Film grant. Her second feature, "Achilles' Love", was a romantic comedy shot on 35mm. It was released by Castle Hill in 2000 and was called "a valentine to the warm ties of Pittsburgh's Greek Americans and to the bumpy road of love " by the New York Times.

Meredith's screenplays have placed in the finals the Chesterfield, as well as other competitions. She was named a Playwriting/Screenwriting fellow by the New York Foundation for the Arts in 2004. She currently teaches Directing at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and produces their Dusty Film Festival.

She was recently named a winner in the St. Martin's Press/Malice Domestic contest, and her book "Copied to Death" will be published in early 2008. She is a member of both Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, and currently serves on the board of the local chapter.