Wendy Jane Cohen

Wendy Jane Cohen grew up a stone’s throw away from the Kennedy compound on the idyllic shores of Cape Cod Massachusetts, where her Nixon-sympathizing father encouraged her love of historical fiction, obsession with the Watergate scandal, and deep distrust of humanity. After attending Emerson College, she was hired as the first Writers PA on MAD MEN, then served as a Development Assistant for The Black List, covering industry and awards Q&As throughout Los Angeles. Wendy has been selected as a 1in4 Writers Fellow and is an associate caucus member of the WGA West. A magna cum laude graduate of the prestigious screenwriting MFA program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, she writes historical dramas and dark comedies about human imperfection and the corruption of power, because if the past has taught us anything, it’s that people never seem to learn from their mistakes.