Maritza Cosano

Maritza Cosano is a writer with a passion for storytelling.

At the heart of every magazine article, web page, social media post, or novel, short story, play, movie, or TV script, stories are what she uses to move people. She loves to get the rhythm of good writing in her ears — cramming her head with characters and stories. As a writer, she never stops looking at the world, and never stops reading to find out what sense other people have made of it.

She is the author of the novels The Ghostwriters: In the Green Lot (2011) and The Ghostwriters: The Lost City (coming soon), and the children’s book collection The Adventures of Mikaela (2012). Her most recent novel, Brush of Evil, is slated for release this winter. Her television script, 90 Millas is Nothing, about a Cuban-born American journalist trying to find her way home, is being adapted to the stage.

As a communications specialist, she also offers Creative Services, including writing, editing, editorial design, photography, videography, and newspaper and magazine publishing. She also founded Little Red Rocking Chair Publishing, which offers book editing, ghostwriting, and manuscript evaluation services for self-publishing clients.

After leaving Cuba at a young age, Maritza grew up in Madrid, Spain, and later moved to South Florida, where she graduated with a degree in English and Screenwriting from the University of Miami in 1991. She has worked as a newspaper reporter in South Florida, serving as a feature writer and columnist for the University of Miami Communications Department / Frost School of Music, Talent Times Magazine, South Florida Gold Coast Magazine, Boca Raton News, The Palm Beach Post, and WPB Magazine.

Now, as MAC-MAG's Editor-in-Chief, Maritza’s interviews with some of South Florida’s most dynamic and influential individuals, such as Gloria and Emilio Estefan, David Gilmore, and Former Mayor of West Palm Beach, Dr. Geraldine "Jeri" Muoio, or as people call her, "the strong mayor of West Palm Beach," set her apart from the rest in the industry. The local scene inspires her stories, as she believes "everybody has a story to tell."

At home, work, or play, you can find her in South Florida, chasing a story.