Deborah Shlian is a physician and nonfiction and fiction author. Four thrillers, one poem and one short story placed first in the RPLA. “Rabbit in the Moon” won Florida Book Award’s Gold Medal. Lessons Learned: Stories from Women Leaders in STEM won a Gold in the 2023 FAPA President’s Book Awards in the Adult Education category; Dirty Deeds by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid won a Silver in the 2025 FAPA President’s Book Awards for Mystery/Suspense