Rosanne Catalano, aka RC Kayla, was born in Queens, New York to parents who were middle class. When she was 5 years old they moved to an upper middle class neighborhood in Plainview, New York. Plainview is where Rosanne grew up and where her passion for writing began. She holds a Certificate in Creative writing & Children's literature from St. John's University in Jamaica (Queens) New York. And she holds a Certificate in Small Business Management through the U.S. Small Business Administration's online course: Small Business Primer, Training and Final. Rosanne has been passionately writing her stories, poems and articles since she was 7 years old. After graduating high school in 1977, however, she worked full time as a secretary, typesetter, and artist for over 20 years while still writing at night. In 2002 she went full-time with her writing upon the publication success of her work in print & online to great reviews from the publishing industry and readers alike. In December 2004 she founded and owns a helpful electronic literary publication titled "The Cat's Meow for Writers & Readers Magazine". Her literary magazine can be read on her author website at: www.thecatsmeowforwritersreaders.com                  

CERTIFICATE for U.S. Small Business Administration's Primer, Training and Final Small Business Online Course; Graduated Jan 2008.
CERTIFICATE for Creative writing & Children's literature from St. John's University in Jamaica, (Queens) New York; Graduated Dec 1983.
BRONZE AWARD for Outstanding Achievement in 'Zine Publishing, 2004-2006.
GOLDEN PENCIL AWARD for Excellence in Storytelling; 2003.
Rosanne is a proud Member of:
Small Publishers Association of North America [SPAN]; National Writer's Union [NWU]; National Association of Women Writers [NAWW]; Association of Authors and Journalists [AJA]; Magazine Publishers of America [MPA]; Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network [SPAWN] and Writers Guild [WG]. Rosanne has numerous poems, short stories and story articles published in print and online since 2002.