Joan Leotta plays with words on page and stage. Internationally published in English, Italian, Romanian, Arabic, and Urdu, as essayist, poet, short story writer, and novelist, she’s a multiple nominee (fiction, non-fiction, and poetry) for Pushcart and Best of the Net and has won other prizes. Among her recent publications are, One Art, The Ekphrastic Review, Alfred Hitchock Mystery Magazine, Yellow Mama, Ovunque Siamo, and Lothlorien. As a performer she offers folktale programs highlighting food, family, and strong women. Her one woman show, “Louisa May Alcott” focuses on Alcott’s development as a writer and how the Civil War changed her writing and life.