Nancy Battista Morgan
Nancy Battista Morgan
Nancy Morgan is an author and educator. She spent a portion of her youth in Athens, Greece, where she learned Greek and French. She later learned Italian and Spanish through studies and travel in Europe and Mexico. Her interest in language and culture led her to pursue masters’ degrees in Teaching English as a Second Language and in International Relations. Her professional career includes teaching English, producing educational videos, developing curricula for teachers and students, and ghostwriting for syndicated comic strips. She is currently an adjunct professor at DePaul University in Chicago.
Alongside this work, Nancy has dabbled in writing fiction since her teen years. “Examining language and how people use it has been a driving force in my life. Words--what they represent, how they look on a page, the rhythms they create together--are fascinating; but it is the unsaid between us that compels me to write."
Morgan recently completed a novel that centers on a family trying to resolve the conflicts of the past. She is a member of the Off Campus Writers' Workshop in Winnetka, Illinois.

Writing
In Between (2026)
Morgan’s recent novel, In Between, is about a married couple who has survived years of homelessness and addiction—until a drug deal brings an estranged sister back into the couple's lives, forcing the three family members to confront the limits, as well as the abundance, of love.
“I wrote this novel because I have a brother who has been unhoused for many years, and I wanted to figure out how two people from the same background could end up in such wildly different places. The novel is only loosely based on facts, but has an emotional core that is true. In the process of writing it, I conducted on-street research, interviewed experts and read extensively. The experience has humbled me.”
Coming Out Even (2018)
Read an excerpt from Coming Out Even, Morgan's first (unpublished) novel.
"Omonia Square." Lit Up, Medium, 13 Apr. 2018
Work
Awards
Award of Distinction
Succeeding as a Teacher: Effective Management, Communicator Award, 2005
Honorable Mention
The Long Vowels, Columbia International Film and Video Festival, 1997
Bronze Plaque
The Dysfunctional Family, Columbia International Film and Video Festival, 1991
Finalist
Teaching Your Young Child Series, Telly Award, 2003
Honorable Mention
Ask Sofia Safe About Food Safety, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 1996
Finalist
Helping Children Cope, Telly Award, 2003
Honorable Mention
Anemia: The Silent Shadow, American Public Health Association, 1996



