Shannon Burke

Shannon Burke (born September 11, 1966) is an American novelist and screenwriter. Burke was born in Wilmette, Illinois and studied at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After graduating he became a paramedic for the New York City Fire Department. Burke used these experiences in his novels Safelight (2004) and Black Flies (2008). Burke has published four novels: Safelight (2004), Black Flies (2008), Into the Savage Country (2015), and The Brother Years (2020) . He also has been involved in various film and television projects, including work on the script for the film Syriana (2005), and he is the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix series Outer Banks.Burke lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with his two sons.