Baltimore fiction readers may not know Rosalia Scalia’s name, but they should. An award-winning local short story writer, the Little Italy native’s work has appeared in numerous literary magazines over the years, including the North Atlantic Review, Notre Dame Review, The Portland Review, and closer to home, The Loch Raven Review.

Her story “Sister Rafaele Heals the Sick,” which is included in her debut collection, Stumbling Toward Grace, was first published by Pebble Lake Review and nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and appeared again in City Sages: Baltimore (CityLit Press), an anthology of stories by 32 Baltimore writers, including Anne Tyler and Alice McDermott.