After graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in English Candace Cox began her career as a writer in public relations and advertising. Several years later pursued a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University (in the top five in the US) and financed her education by writing a newsletter for a university department. Following graduation, she embarked upon a distinguished financial career, during which she won a prestigious corporate award and saw several of her articles on institutional investing were published in the trade press. She has also been a frequent speaker in professional circles, requiring writing to address varied audiences. Her financial work continues with serving on the investment committee of a prominent not-for-profit, but the majority of her professional time is now devoted to her literary efforts.
Under her pen name of Skylar Slate, her first novel, Coolness to the Wind, launched in 2024 and is currently garnering favorable reviews on Amazon. It is both a coming of age story and a look at cross-generational relationships. Current work includes a sequel, entitled Coolness Personified. Both are set in a modern-day retirement community.
Candace has crossed into the historical fiction genre in completing Jonathan Todd & Co. Set in late-eighteenth- to early-nineteenth-century Scotland and Vermont, it is a fact-based family saga against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution. Research for this work spanned several years across diverse sources and media.
Candace is a world traveler, meeting people and visiting places that sometimes spark ideas for new work. She is an avid theater-goer and holds memberships to several prominent curltural institutions.
