I am a Boston-based mother, writer, and retired scientist with an extensive technical publication record (https://valeriezartarian.com/scientific-career-and-publications/) and am in the process of publishing my first novel, which is upmarket fiction. I hold a PhD and MS from Stanford University and a BS from Princeton University, where I took writing and literature classes alongside engineering courses. A Resident Writer at Follow Your Art Community Studios and a member of Boston’s GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing, my other writing projects include poems and personal essays.