Rita Dragonette
Rita Dragonette is a writer who, after a career spent telling the stories of others as an award-winning public relations executive, returned to her original creative path, writing fiction. The Fourteenth of September, her debut novel (She Writes Press, 2018) is based upon her personal experiences on campus during the Vietnam War. It has received over ten awards including the winning 2018 Beverly Hills Book Award for Women’s Fiction, and multiple finalist awards in general and literary fiction from the National Indie Excellence Awards, American Book Fest Fiction Awards, Readers Favorite Awards, Best Books Awards, the Hollywood Book Festival, and most recently, two from the American Legacy Awards in 2024. Her second novel, Last Sunset in San Miguel, an homage to The Sun Also Rises about expats chasing their last dreams, is out for submission. She is currently working on a World War II novel based upon her interest in the impact of war on and through women, and a memoir in essays. She lives and writes in Chicago, where she also hosts literary salons to showcase authors and their new books to avid readers. For more on Dragonette’s writing and books, visit: http://www.