fitzgerald-petri

Trisha FitzGerald-Petri was born and grew up in Ireland, though she did spend a few brief years of her childhood life Brazil. After school, she studied Graphic Design and Visual Communications at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and worked for a short time as a freelance designer before moving to Germany. After her children were born, she returned to a language school in Ireland to obtain qualifications in TEFL--Teaching English as a Foreign Language. At present, in addition to her freelance activities (English language/cover design), she works as an assistant in the area of business development. Her first novel, Peggy Does a Runner, was e-published by Puff Adder Books in 2001 and later earned her the title EPPIE 2003 finalist for Best Single Title/Mainstream Novel. Peggy has been re-released as Making Tracks (2006). Further novels include Casting Off (2005). In addition, Trisha has written a tongue-in-cheek article for Scribesworld, and assisted in the translation of a book of poetry called The Blue Flowered Sofa. She has also completed a fourth novel, There and Back, and is presently working on a fifth. Trisha’s daughters, Jenny and Nadia, are now in their twenties and she lives with her partner in a small Bavarian village.