Alicia DeFonzo is the author of “The Time Left Between Us,” a WWII nonfiction narrative which Library Journal calls “a deeply personal venture but also one of significant importance now and for all future generations to learn from.” She is currently adapting her book to a limited TV series, a Winner at the Cannes World Film Awards 2024.

Her debut teleplay “Which Way From Here” (romantic dramedy) follows Alice, a 40-year-old divorcee who falls down the rabbit hole and moments of madness on her journey to self-fulfillment. Awarded First Round Austin Film Festival 2024, Longlist Selection at the UK Film Awards (2024), Semi-Finalist Lonely Wolf 2024, Quarter-Finalist at Vail Film Festival (2023), and Finalist at the Rome Independent Film Awards (2023).

DeFonzo is a Senior Lecturer of Writing and Literature at Old Dominion University as well as former Fulbright. She is also a frequent literary guest and contributing writer to local and national NPR programs.

As a travel and food writer and photographer, she works as a content creator and consultant for travel and food industry brands, luxury and everyday.

DeFonzo is a proud member of the Battle of the Bulge Association, National Italian American Foundation, and the Order of the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. Originally from Jersey, with Italian roots in South Philadelphia, she and her brothers moved to Virginia but remain Eagles and Phillies fans, for better or worse. Brothers Tony and James can be found a few blocks away for happy hour.