Laura Otis

Laura Otis has spent her life bringing literature and science together. She holds a BS in biochemistry, an MA in neuroscience, a PhD in comparative literature, and an MFA in fiction. She is the author of six academic books and the novels Clean, Refiner's Fire, Lacking in Substance, Auf Wiedersehen, and The Tantalus Letters. In 2000, she received a MacArthur Fellowship for creativity. Otis currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Laura Otis has spent her life bringing literature and science together. She holds a BS in biochemistry, an MA in neuroscience, a PhD in comparative literature, and an MFA in fiction. She is the author of six academic books and the novels Clean, Refiner's Fire, Lacking in Substance, Auf Wiedersehen, and The Tantalus Letters. In 2000, she received a MacArthur Fellowship for creativity. Otis currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. See less