Diane Tullson
Diane Tullson was born in Calgary, Canada and has an MFA in Creative Writing. She writes full-time and is the author of 10 books geared toward teen readers. She currently lives near Vancouver, BC with her family. She says the hardest part about being a writer is the rejection letters!
I'm not sure I write for young adults so much as I tell a young adult's story. I enjoy creating characters who are young adults because their stories are filled with 'first times'—nothing is off-limits. YA plotlines are fresh and edgy and even the darkest story can be funny.
Books:
Riot Act, 2012
Sea Change, 2010
Riley Park, 2009
Lockdown, 2008
Darwin Expedition, 2007
Zero, 2006
Red Sea, 2005
Blue Highway, 2004
Edge, 2002
Saving Jasey, 2002
Awards:
- Stellar Award (British Columbia’s Teen Readers Choice Awards), 2008
- American Library Association Best Books for Red Sea, 2006
- New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age for Red Sea
- Starred Choice, Canadian Children's Book Centre
- Short-listed for White Pine, Red Maple, Stellar Awards
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