Rosanna Staffa is an Italian-born author. Her debut novel ‘The War Ends At Four’ will be published by Regal House Publishing in May 2023.

Prize winner of the TSR nonfiction prize 2021 with ‘Holy, nominated among the Notable Essays and Literary Nonfiction 2021. Her short story ‘Animals with Wings’ is included in the Best Small Fiction 2021.

She is a Pushcart nominee and a Hedgebrook Alumna. Recipient of a McKnight Advancement Grant, Jerome Fellowship, and an AT&T Grant.

Ph.D. in Modern Foreign Languages from Universita’ Degli Studi in Milan and an MFA from the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist.