Linda M. Romanowski returned to Rosemont College (Class of 1975) to obtain an MFA in Creative Writing, Non-Fiction in 2021, where she was awarded the President’s Medal. Her thesis Final Touchstones, earned with distinction, was published by Brown Posey Press, an imprint of Sunbury Press in January 2023. Additional non-fiction and poetry publications include The City Key, the Mario Lanza Institute Facebook page and website, Moonstone Arts, Ovunque Siamo, and Vine Leaves Press. Her book reviews appear in Philadelphia Stories magazine, the Italian American Herald newspaper, Amazon, Goodreads, the Sunbury Press website and the US Review of Books. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Library Company of Philadelphia accepted Final Touchstones into their collection in 2023. Final Touchstones won the Sunbury Press 2023 SUNNY Award for Non-Fiction. It was nominated for the Eric Hoffer Book Award for 2023 for Memoir where it earned Category Finalist status.
In 2024, Linda joined a recently formed genre-inclusive book group, Book Authors of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BASP). Linda is an active participant in organizational activities. Linda independently curates Metro Ethos, a section of The City Key e-zine.
