Diana Wieler
Diana Wieler (born October 14, 1961) is an award-winning Canadian writer of children's books.[1]
The daughter of Jean Florence Zebrasky and Heinz Egon Petrich,[2] she was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was educated there and in Calgary, Alberta. She attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, taking a program in media arts. She worked in radio in Calgary and then for a newspaper in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She returned to Winnipeg where she now lives.[3][4]
She married Larry Wieler; the couple has one son.[3]
Selected books[4]
- Last Chance Summer (1986)
- Bad Boy (1991), received the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award[3]
- RanVan the Defender (1993), received a Mr. Christie's Book Award[3]
- RanVan: A Worthy Opponent (1995), was a finalist for a Governor General's Award[5]
- To the Mountains By Morning (1995)
References
- ^ The Storymakers: Writing Children's Books : 83 Authors Talk about Their Work. 2000. pp. 160–61. ISBN 1551381087.
- ^ New, William H (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. pp. 1212–13. ISBN 0802007619.
- ^ a b c d Holmes, Gillian (1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000. p. 1078. ISBN 0920966551.
- ^ a b "Diana Wieler". Kaleidoscope 6.
- ^ "Canada Council Announces Finalists for 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards". CM Magazine. II (3). Manitoba Library Association. November 3, 1995.
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