A former actress, Emma Walton Hamilton worked in theater, film, and television for 10 years before turning her attention to directing, producing, educating and writing. She is one of the founders of Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York. She served as co-artistic director for thirteen years and now focuses her energies on the theatre's education and young audiences programs. Emma directs the Young American Writers Project, an inter-disciplinary writing program for middle and high school students.