Anna Monardo

Anna Monardo (born 1956) is an American novelist of the Italian-American experience. Originally from Pittsburgh,^[1] she graduated from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana and received her M.F.A. from Columbia University in 1983. She is a professor of the Writer's Workshop at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Anna Monardo
Born	Anna Mondardo 1956 (age 68–69) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, professor
Language	English
Education	Saint Mary's College (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Period	20th century, 21st century
Genre	Fiction, Poetry
Subject	Italian-American culture
Years active	1993–present
Notable works	Falling In Love with Natassia, The Courtyard of Dreams
Notable awards	Clare Woolrich Fellowship 2004 and 2012 Nebraska Arts Council Fellowships for Creative Non-Fiction in Literature Residency Fellowships from the Djerassi Foundation, the Corporation of Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts 2013 Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity 2013 Alumni Teaching Award
Children	Leo
Website
annamonardo.com

Books

• The Courtyard of Dreams (Doubleday, 1993)
• Falling In Love with Natassia (Doubleday, 2006)