Sheena Cook

Sheena Cook grew up on her family farm in the north of Scotland, has a law degree from the University of Edinburgh, an MFA in Literature and Writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars, and an MA in Crime Writing (distinction) from the University of East Anglia.

She has been the recipient of fellowships from the Hawthornden Foundation and Bookends at Stony Brook University, USA, during which she was mentored by Meg Wolitzer. 

Her fiction has appeared in the University of East Anglia Crime Fiction Anthology 2024, Beached, Two Serious Ladies, Literary Orphans, The Southampton Review and Gutter Magazine.

Her debut novel, Men Would Kill For This, was shortlisted for the 2024 Little, Brown UEA Crime Fiction Award. Excerpts from the novel were chosen by Ian Rankin and Louise Welsh for Scottish Arts Club awards.

She divides her time between Baltimore, Maryland, and Edinburgh, Scotland.

When she’s not working, she’s swimming in whichever ocean, lake or pond she can find.