Roselee Blooston

Roselee Blooston is an award-winning author whose plays have been produced in New York, across the country, at the Edinburgh Festival, and over Voice of America, and whose short stories, essays, and articles have been published in national magazines, journals, and anthologies. Born and raised in the Washington, D. C. area, she has worked professionally as an actress, university instructor, and freelance writer and editor. DYING IN DUBAI, her first book, was a 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Winner and a 2017 Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist. She speaks on loss and resilience to organizations, and teaches memoir writing privately. Her debut novel, TRIAL BY FAMILY, was a Gold Medal Winner in the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Awards. Her short fiction collection, THE CHOCOLATE JAR AND OTHER STORIES, and her second memoir, ALMOST: MY LIFE IN THE THEATER, were both published in 2022. INCLUDING THE PERIPHERY, her collection of personal essays, comes out on September 30, 2025. (All books published by Apprentice House Press, Loyola University MD.)