Elisa Speranza
Writer
New Orleans
Raised on the mean streets of Lynn, Massachusetts, Elisa came to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2002 and forgot to go home. She is a writer, recovering corporate executive, teacher, consultant, and board member. Saint Joseph’s Day, her novel-in-progress, is inspired by a true story. In 1943 New Orleans, Rose, the dutiful daughter of Sicilian immigrants, is working in a warship factory. When she falls in love with an Italian prisoner-of-war, Rose struggles to overcome traditional expectations in her quest for independence and love.
