Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli (Toronto chapter) will be reading and presenting at the AICW (Association of Italian-Canadian Writers) Biennial Conference, “The Vines of Diaspora: Italian Canadian Literary & Artistic Cultures”, at York University on September 27 and the Columbus Centre on September 28, in Toronto, ON. This event is open to the public. See details at https://aicw.ca/. Rosanna’s Pigeon Soup & Other Stories (Inanna Publications, 2021) was honoured as a Finalist in the 2022 International Book Awards, in the “Fiction: Short Story” category. It was also a Finalist in the 2021 American BookFest Best Book Awards. A complete list of winners and finalists in each category can be found here.