Latina Technologist and Creator
Engineer on the outside. Writer and artist within.
American. Immigrant
Viviana (she/her/hers) writes science and speculative fiction and people of color, multicultural narratives, especially the immigrant diaspora. She loves space (everything to do with it), data communications, and dogs.
Viviana Acosta was born in Colombia and grew up in Philadelphia, PA. She now resides in between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
More about VivianaSelected Works
In progress
Work-in-Progress Debut Novel
In ecologically devastated Earth, a first-time Space Academy teen cadet from the city’s lowest strata battles impostorism to pass her spacecraft permit, but when she tries to save her younger brother who joins a rebel group led by their older step-sister, her efforts threaten expulsion, forcing her to choose - her family or her future.
Out on query
How the Hubble Space Telescope Got Glasses
Currently querying, this 600-word picture book portrays Hubble as a prideful telescope, destined to achieve scientific marvels for the People. When Shuttle delivers her in space, Hubble activates her sensors and after finally opening her eyes, she realizes – she can’t see! This book relates a real-life problem on the Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror that needed a relatable complex solution: corrective lenses!
Complete
Originally written in the 2022 NYC Midnight Madness 100-Word Microfiction Round 2 contest, this flash fiction piece follows a mother and daughter on a sugarcane farm on a terraformed asteroid.
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Causes
The League of Women Voters, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Project Street Vet. See why they matter.
