About The Author
Born and raised in Canada to Italian parents, Rocco Giancarlo Racco is an author and English teacher. He has a master’s in education from the University of Toronto with a focus in Writing and Literature and a master’s in Italian Studies with a focus in Literature and Language. He has edited, co-edited and co-translated literary works including the Martyrdom of Patience, The Consul’s List, The Newly Persecuted, and Celebration: 32 Inspirational Women of Italian Canadian Origin. He is also the author of Beneath the Roman Sky. Rocco’s emotionally driven short stories which focus on identity, family and resilience, have been presented on Life Rattle Radio, published in Bare Elements: A Collective Approach to Narrative Nonfiction and presented annually in a Toronto-based Writer’s Festival. He is presently working on another adult novel The Sailor’s Adulterated Canvas. He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife, Sonia and their three children, Alyssa, Adrienne and Joseph.
