Esther Friesner
Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner  is a fantasy and science fiction author who has written a couple of Star Trek novels.

Born in New York City, Friesner earned BAs in Spanish and Drama at Vassar College and an MA and PhD in Spanish at Yale University. She taught Spanish at Yale University before becoming a full-time writer for novels, short stories and poems. She even wrote an etiquette and advice column in Pulphouse magazine called "Ask Auntie Esther". She lives in Connecticut with her husband, children, cats, and a bunch of hamsters.

In the Starfleet Corps of Engineers series, a character on the USS da Vinci was named  after her.

Writing credits 
Star Trek novels
 TNG #46: To Storm Heaven
 DS9 #7: Warchild

Some non-Star Trek novels
 Majyk (series)
 Chicks (series)
 Men in Black II (based on the movie)
 Child of the Eagle: A Myth of Rome
 Sword Of Mary
 Wishing Season

Awards 
 1995 & 1996, Nebula Award for Best Short Story
 1994, Skylark Award
 1986, Romantic Times' Best New Fantasy Writer

External links 
 Author's website
 
 
 
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