Avellina Balestri

Editor | Author | Singer | Muse | Historian

General Information

Avellina Balestri is a Catholic author and editor based in the historic Pennsylvania-Maryland (Penn-Mar) borderlands.

Highlights

Her stories, poems, and essays have been featured in over thirty print and online publications including The Wisdom Daily, The Latin Mass Magazine, The St. Austin Review, Catholic Insight, and The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Network.

Work

She is the Editor-in-Chief of Fellowship & Fairydust, a literary magazine with the mission of inspiring faith and creativity and exploring the arts through a spiritual lens. Under its auspices, she had the honor of hosting a literary conference at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, commemorating the legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Hobbies

Her hobbies include listening to and performing folk music, watching and reviewing classic films, and chatting with a zany array of international contacts. Avellina believes that the Trinitarian and Incarnational mysteries are reflected in all things good, true, and beautiful, and that the image of God is wondrously woven into every human heart. These themes are at the forefront of the stories she chooses to tell.