Cristina Pepe
BIO
Biography

Cristina is passionate about art and Italian culture.  Born in Orsara di Puglia, she immigrated to Canada with her parents as a toddler.  A Vancouver based visual artist, writer and pediatric diabetes educator, Cristina is also a member of the Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW).  She loves to travel to Italia whenever possible and writes about Italian art, culture, history, travel and regional gastronomic traditions on her blog ‘Un po’ di pepe’.

Cristina ha una grande passione per l’arte e per la cultura italiana.  È nata ad Orsara di Puglia ed è immigrata in Canada con i genitori da piccola. Artista visiva, scrittrice e educatrice diabetologico pediatrico a Vancouver, Cristina è anche membro dell Associazione Scittore e Scrittrice Italo Canadesi (AICW). Ama viaggiare in Italia e scive dell’arte, cultura e storia italiana e delle tradizioni gastronomiche regionali nel suo blog ‘Un po’ di pepe’.  
 

ADDRESS
City: , Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Creative non-fiction, memoir, gastronomic , medical and travel writing
LANGUAGES
English, Italian, Italian dialect
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Cinquecento Love: My lifelong obsession with the FIAT 500.
Publisher
Accenti Magazine Issue 32
Year
Spring 2020
Title
Toys of War/Giocattoli di Guerra
Publisher
Italian Canadiana-New Perspectives in Italian Canadian Writing: Dynamics of Cultural Inheritance Vol 34
Year
2020
Title
Grano Arso
Publisher
Italian Canadiana: Italians in Canada 150+ years Vol 32
Year
2018
LINKS
Links
Un po' di pepe
Programs & Interests
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