Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, Valerie Emerson grew up with a voracious appetite for fiction. She has been making up stories for as long as she can remember, and finally got into role playing games while attending college at Winona State University. 

Valerie writes mostly fantasy, dark fantasy, and science fiction. She also does freelance RPG design. Her work has been published in 77 Lost Worlds, Metamorphosis Alpha, and Dragonscales Anthologies. She reads like sharks swim, play tabletop RPGs, and likes to attend local gaming conventions. She lives in Southeast Wisconsin with her husband and their two faithful dogs.

She can be found online at www.valerie-emerson.com and on Bluesky at @valerieemerson.bsky.social