Patricia F. D'Ascoli, Publisher Patricia D'Ascoli is an award-winning journalist whose work has published in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Connecticut Magazine, the News-Times, the Greater New Milford Spectrum, Republican American, and Hersam Acorn Newspapers. She is the author of three essay collections: Picture This: Photo Inspired Reflections; Diary of a Mediocre Mom: Why I Hate Water Parks and Other Mid-Life Musings; and Home Is Where the Humor Is. Her essays have appeared in a number of anthologies, most recently Christmas Traditions: True Stories that Celebrate the Spirit of the Season (2009) and Voices of Bi-Polar Disorder (2010). Patricia is a member of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council and the Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance. On behalf of Connecticut Muse she has been the recipient of grants from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. In 2007, she published the Directory of Connecticut Authors & Literary Venues. Patricia is currently pursuing her Master's in English education at Southern CT State University in New Haven, CT. Read about Patricia D'Ascoli in The New York Times One Woman Connecticut Book Tour by Lary Bloom |



