Sought by an international audience for prize-winning short stories and intricate novels, Western Australian author Rosanne Dingli has published fiction successfully for over 28 years. Her writing has won more than two dozen accolades, including the prestigious Patricia Hackett award. This author's fiction, especially in her eight novels, centres around the classical Arts, such as painting, music, and literature. She also uses history, and locations and their allure, to anchor stories and give them substance. Folklore embellishes some of her works. Rosanne Dingli now writes full-time after retiring from teaching in 2009. Her out-of-print short fiction and poetry is once more available in handy easy-to-read volumes. She gives frequent workshops and talks on writing and publishing, and speaks to social groups and clubs about the topics of her works, writing, reading, and publishing.
