Child of Storms: A Surfing Memoir, In Progress
A reading of an excerpt from Sam George's newly-released book, “Child Of Storms: A Surfing Memoir, In Progress”.
About the Artist
Describing himself as “a surfer who writes, not a writer who surfs”, Sam George, 69, has
nevertheless amassed a writing resume that more than equals his impressive professional surfing
career. Since taking a seat at a surfing magazine’s senior editor desk in 1982, George has seen his
work published virtually non-stop across a staggeringly wide range of genres and mediums.
Magazine features, opinion columns, copy-editing, marketing copy, books, television and feature
screenplays, documentary films, upper-level university courses; when it comes to the written
word, there’s very few formats that George hasn’t mastered and been paid to apply himself to.
Former editor-in-chief at SURFER Magazine, his documentary Hollywood Don’t Surf premiered
at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and in 2015 he won an Emmy Award for his ESPN
documentary Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau. His latest book, Child Of Storms: A Surfing
Memoir, In Progress, released by Di Angelo Publications in May of 2025, will no doubt serve as
a timely and useful text in George’s innovative writing course.