Tina DeRosa (also De Rosa; 1944–2007) was an American writer best known for her 1980 novel, Paper Fish.

[4] She later said in an interview that she felt "completely lost" during her first two years at Mundelein, being one of only about three people from her neighborhood who went to college.

She took a secretarial job at the Chicago Tribune, and within three months was writing articles for the newspaper.

[5] She subsequently published two volumes of poetry and a biography of Bishop John Baptist Scalabrini, and wrote at least one more novel.

[1] She earned her living at various jobs in the Chicago area, including communications director at the Urban Transportation Center of UIC and administrative assistant and editor for biomedical researchers.

DeRosa herself chafed at such labels: All of the political stuff comes from the critics....I'm a writer who happens to be a woman and happens to be Italian-American.