Anna Monardo

Anna Monardo grew up in Pittsburgh, with strong ties to her Calabrian family. Her memoir, After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage, forthcoming with Bordighera Press in May 2024, is the story of her family’s immigration to the U.S. She is also the author of two novels published by Doubleday: The Courtyard of Dreams and Falling In Love with Natassia. She teaches in the Writer’s Workshop at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Learn more at annamonardo.com (Photo credit: Chris Holtmeier Foton-Foto)