Starre Vartan

About Starre Vartan

Science & Health Journalist | Editor | Speaker | Investigative Reporter Podcast contributor | Sculptor | Wildswimmer | Trailrunner Books: The Stronger Sex (July, 2025, Basic Books/Hachette) and The Eco Chick Guide to Life (Sept, 2008, St. Martin’s Press, NYT-reviewed) Seen in Nat Geo, Scientific American, Aeon, New Scientist, CNN, Slate, Undark, Elle + moreHi, I’m Starre Vartan—a science-loving storyteller with a literary soul, a geologist’s mind, and a healthy obsession with nature, movement, and meaning. I write about what makes us tick, stick, survive, and evolve—whether that’s through microbiomes, menopause, or marine ecosystems. I’ve been a journalist, editor, author, and professional human guinea pig in the name of science storytelling for over 15 years. My specialty? Taking complex, messy science and turning it into stories people actually want to read. Anywhere science meets culture is my sweet spot, and I\'m always looking for the freaky, totally real science that shapes the way we live. MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Columbia. Undergrad majors at Syracuse University in both English (BA) and Geology (BS), because apparently I didn’t like sleep in college. Now I use both to tell human stories through the lens of science, health, and the environment—without making your brain melt (unless that’s the topic).I’ve written two books (The Eco Chick Guide to Life, The Stronger Sex), started an ecofeminist website before it was cool (hi, eco-chick.com), and built a writing career that’s equal parts curiosity, research, and “Wait, that’s a thing!”🧬 Topics I cover:Women’s health & hormonesEnvironmental science & sustainabilityBiotech, brain science, & behavioral evolutionOcean ecology & geology (rocks are cool, fight me) & astrobiology (for NASA)What it means to be human in a warming, wired world.When I’m not chasing stories or deadlines, you’ll find me sculpting the female form in clay, barefoot running through forests, or swimming across saltwater channels (for fun). Oh, and I dance like no one’s watching…except they usually are.#5Rhythms Born in Sydney, raised in New York, and west-coast literate (Cali, OR and WA have all been homes to me), I’m a dual citizen (+) with a worldview shaped by both waves, woodlands, and skyscrapers. Let’s collaborate, connect, or just nerd out on something cool. s••••••@gmail.com starrevartan.com @starre.vartan https://bsky.app/profile/starrevartan.bsky.social

Experience

1. Author

   Hachette Book Group

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Author of The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body (Seal Press/Hachette, July 2025).Author of the forthcoming Warriors, Wanderers, and Weavers: The Real Story of Our Female Ancestors (Seal Press/Hachette, 2027)

Education

• Syracuse University

  BS, BS in Geology and BA in English

• James I O'Neill High School

  NY State Regents Diploma w/Honors

• Columbia University

  MFA, Nonfiction Creative Writing

Skills

• Public Speaking
• Photoshop
• Imovie
• Wordpress
• Html
• Lexis-Nexis
• Proquest
• Quark
• Basic French and Spanish
• Stumbleupon
• Digg
• Twitter
• Editing
• Creative Writing
• Publishing
• Social Media
• Green Living
• Copy Editing
• Quarkxpress
• Editorial
• Blogging
• Blogger
• Lexis
• Magazines
• Entrepreneurship
• Social Media Marketing
• Art
• Storytelling
• Content Strategy
• Fashion
• Web Content
• Email Marketing
• Social Networking
• Newsletters
• New Media
• Publications
• Copywriting
• Books
• Press Releases
• Newspapers