Letizia C De Rosa is the founder and director of Book Creators Circle.She is a strong advocate for many causes including International PEN America and Sydney: 'We need to remember how fortunate we are as writers to create books and put our ideas in print when in some countries this is not possible.' Letizia encourages writers to be passionate, to be skilled in their craft and to support the industry and each other. Author of: Antonino's Niche (2005) Conversations with My Mother (2006) Oh My God, I Might Have to Smile (2007) The Seven Secrets of Successfully Producing 'The Book' A Migrant's Song Temptress Reclined at Rest Pensieri di Mia Mamma - My Mother's Thoughts
PHOTOGRAPH BY: PETER D MACK
NEWS ITEMS:
Attended the Australian Publishers Association seminar in Sydney
in September 08 conducted by Random House on the A-Z of Marketing
Invited guest speaker for AMP Sydney
Invited guest speaker at inaugural Tropical Writers' festival held in Cairns
Member of the Australian Society of Authors, Australian Publishers Assoc and QWC
Attended the International PEN Festival in New York in 2009
Attended Melbourne Writers' Festival and Industry sessions with international publishers 2009
Invited on industry panel for writers's festival Yungaburra
Currently working on collection of poems to be released in 2010
Poem published in magazine for International PEN Sydney Nov 2009
Launched - official and international of Book Creators Circle 15 Nov 09 "Empty Chair Day"
Brisbane Feb visit with contributors of Book Creators Circle 09
Townsville April visit with contributors of Book Creators Circle 09
Sydney Feb PEN AGM - first chapter contributors of Book Creators Circle 2011
Sydney Feb Thomas Keaneally Awards Night - 15 Nov 2011 Day of the Imprisoned Writer
