A former Stanford and professional basketball player who has written primarily about the empowerment of women through sports, Mariah Burton Nelson has written creative nonfiction books for Random House, Harcourt Brace, Harper San Francisco, and William Morrow — as well as stories for The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, Working Woman, Ms., Glamour, USA Today, and many other publications.

She wrote columns for The Washington Post and the Washington Business Journal and has won numerous writing awards.
 
She has given public presentations in 49 states and has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, PrimeTime Live, Dateline, Nightline, Donahue, Larry King Live, Crossfire, CBS Evening News, Geraldo Rivera, National Public Radio's Diane Rehm Show, Terry Gross Show, and myriad other shows.

She’s currently working on a graphic memoir about aging, sports, loss, and recovery and volunteering with the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group to help keep female sports female.