Shauna S. Roberts (born September 17, 1956 in Beavercreek, Ohio) is an American science fiction author, science writer and

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Personal background and education

In addition to Ohio, Roberts has lived in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, the District of Columbia and New Orleans. She now resides in Riverside, California. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977, and her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Northwestern University in 1984. She attended the Clarion Writers Workshop in 2009. She is a current member of the Orange County Science Fiction Club.

Science and medical writing

Roberts was editor of the

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's '' Guide to Biotechnology Products And Instruments'' from 1986 to 1989, and wrote for '' The Journal of NIH Research,'' from 1989 to 1990. Her nonfiction works outnumber her fiction credits, which are more recent. She wrote the

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's award-winning patient newsletter, '' The Diabetes Advisor,'' during its entire period of publication (1993–1999). She co-authored ''Basic Demographic Observations on Free-Ranging Rhesus Monkeys'' (with Donald Stone Sade, Diane Chepko-Sade, Jonathan M. Schneider, and Joan T. Richtsmeier) (1985) and ''The Commonsense Guide to Weight Loss for People with Diabetes'' (with Barbara Caleen Hansen) (1999). She has written numerous articles in such venues as ''Diabetes Forecast, Diabetes Care, Diabetes Self-Management, The Journal of NIH Research, Science, The FASEB Journal, Analytical Chemistry, Modern Drug Discovery, Veterans Health System Journal,

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Fiction writing

Roberts's published short stories include: *"Slipping Into Love", in the anthology ''Pleasure of the Heart and Other Stories'' (2002). *"Insipid Love Songs", ''Fables'' (August 2003). *"My Father's New Wife", '' Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' (February/March 2004). *"Hero Home", in the anthology ''Clash of Steel, Book One: Reluctant Hero.'' (2005). *"The Hunt", ''

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'' (Fall 2006). *"A Llama's Tale", ''

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'' (27 January 2008). *"Elessa the Restless", in the anthology ''Barren Worlds'' (2008). *"Coyote and the Gamblers", in the anthology ''Return to Luna'' (2008). *"Ennui", ''

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'' (April 2009). *"The Hunt", '' Jim Baen's Universe'' (February 2010). Her first novel, '' Like Mayflies in a Stream'' (a retelling of the Gilgamesh legend), was published by Hadley Rille Books in 2009. Roberts' novel ''The Moon God's Wife'' (2021) centres on Enheduanna, the ancient

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* http://www.shaunaroberts.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Shauna S. 1956 births Living people People from Beavercreek, Ohio American women short story writers American short story writers American medical writers American women medical writers American science fiction writers Novelists from Ohio American women science fiction and fantasy writers American women historical novelists American historical novelists Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity 21st-century American women