As a child, Dianne wrote poems and has continued to do so throughout her life, inspired by people and experiences. Several of her poems have also been acknowledged in poetry competitions and have been published. She was thrilled to be awarded 1st Prize in the 11th Kathleen Julia Bates Memorial Writing Competition with the poem “The Family Cat” in April 2014. Raising three children and working full-time. However, she turned a corner in 2000 when she gained my Diploma of Professional Children’s Writing. Since that time, she haven’t stopped writing.