Dianne

I'm new here and don't understand the ropes yet so go easy on me, follow me and I'll follow you - any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I'm an Australian author who lives in tropical North Queensland and I love to read and write.

I've won a few writing awards in my time and the latest was the 2012 YouWriteOn Book of the Year Award for my novel 'Soul's Child'.

Other awards include: 

'The Everything Theory' was shortlisted in the Australian/New Zealand IP awards in 2009. 

'Let Sleeping Gods Lie' was shortlisted in the Australian/New Zealand IP awards in 2007.

A list of my awards:
1995 – Cairns Post Writers award (QLD AUS)
1996 – Harper Collins award publication (AUS)
1996 – Cambridge Writers award (AUS)
1997 – Harper Collins award (AUS)
1997 – FishPublishing top 100 (International)
2000 – University of Canberra award (AUS)
2002 – Kerry Greenwood award publication (AUS)
2002 – Scarlet Stiletto award publication (AUS)
2004 – Ginninderra Press award publication (AUS)
2005 – Scarlet Stiletto award publication (AUS)
2007 – Harlequin/MIRA press award publication (AUS)
2007 – IP Picks Press award (AUS/NZ)
2009 – IP Picks Press award (AUS/NZ)
2012 - YouWriteOn Book of the Year award (international)