Born in Yorkshire, Dianne has lived both in western and eastern Canada. She is an educator, a graduate writer from The University of Windsor's Creative Writing program, and has been a participant of the Banff Centre and the Humber School in Toronto. Dianne also teaches yoga and offers writing workshops. She creates a safe environment that supports the student to a deeper understanding of their life journey and brings many years of experience as a facilitator to her workshops. She is the author of two books: Lunatic's Well, Black Moss Press, and Stonewear, Aya Press. Her most recent book, The Red Madonna, is awaiting publication with Black Moss.