Diane Zinna

Diane Zinna is originally from Long Island, New York. She formerly worked at AWP, the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, which hosts the largest literary conference in North America each year. In 2014, Diane created the Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, helping to match more than six hundred writers. She helped develop the #WritersServe project, which spotlights free writing workshops happening in settings such as hospitals, prisons, and shelters. She received her MFA from the University of Florida and taught creative writing for ten years at colleges in the Washington, DC area. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with her husband and daughter. THE ALL-NIGHT SUN is her first novel. Connect with Diane on Twitter and Instagram @dianezinna.