Monica Federico (born August 10, 1966, Messina, Italy), chemical engineer working in the semiconductor industry, watercolor and ceramics artist, writer, and poet composing short stories, poetry, haiku, and haiga. Publishes in Italian on the Haiku tradizionali and Haikuerelli-Monica Federico Facebook pages and in English on The Haiku Foundation, Mainichi Daily News Haiku in English, and Haikuniverse websites. Listed on The European Top 100 most creative haiku authors for 2018 and 2019. Resides in Trezzo sull’Adda, Italy.