Rosalind Palermo Stevenson’s novella Insect Dreams published by Rain Mountain Press was the first in its Contemporary Novella Individual Book series.

    Recently, her short story -- The Guest appeared in the anthology of Italian American writing, Wild Dreams: The Best of Italian Americana. The Guest was also selected as Italian Americana’s best story of 2005. A dramatic reading of The Guest was presented at IAWA in February 2009, and it was the winner of the IAWA Anne and Henry Paolucci fiction prize.
    Her short fiction and prose poems have appeared in numerous literary journals including: Web Conjunctions, Italian Americana, Skidrow Penthouse, First Intensity, Spinning Jenny, River City, and Washington Square. Her work has also received several Pushcart nominations. She lives in New York City.   
Phyllis Carito teaches Creative Writing at SUNY Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson, NY. She is an MAW graduate from Manhattanville College, Purchase NY. Her work has been published in Inkwell and Returning Woman, Voices in Italian Americana and The Independent.
Her chapbook,  barely a whisper reflects the journey of a woman finding her voice: first it is the voice is of the girl, the young woman, and then the older woman’s efforts to understand a woman’s place in relationships.
    The reading takes place Saturday, September 11, 2010, 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., at the Cornelia St. Café, 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, (212-989-9319). The evening starts with Open Mic readings of five minutes each. IAWA is a 501(3)©not-for-profit corporation. Since 1991, the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month. For membership information, visit www.iawa.net