birth_date: 1956-03-12 00:00:00
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name: Diane Gonzales Bertrand
about: Diane Gonzales Bertrand’s vivid imagination led her to write her first novel in the fifth grade. Her creativity didn’t stop there. She went on to write school plays, Girl Scout skits, and poetry. When Diane became a teacher, she created funny soap operas, religious plays, and translated Shakespeare into easier words for her students to enjoy and perform. Today, Diane writes stories for families to read together.Diane’s many accomplishments include: National Hispanic Scholar, Author for PEN Center (New York) Writer-in-School Program, Member National Council Teachers of English, Member Texas Council of Creative Writing Teachers, and Texas Writers’ League. Diane has published nine young adult novels and six picture books, and has received seve Diane Gonzales Bertrand’s vivid imagination led her to write her first novel in the fifth grade. Her creativity didn’t stop there. She went on to write school plays, Girl Scout skits, and poetry. When Diane became a teacher, she created funny soap operas, religious plays, and translated Shakespeare into easier words for her students to enjoy and perform. Today, Diane writes stories for families to read together.Diane’s many accomplishments include: National Hispanic Scholar, Author for PEN Center (New York) Writer-in-School Program, Member National Council Teachers of English, Member Texas Council of Creative Writing Teachers, and Texas Writers’ League. Diane has published nine young adult novels and six picture books, and has received several awards from the national Latino Literary Hall of Fame for her children’s picture books and young adult novels. Her recent children’s book with Raven Tree Press, My Pal, Victor / Mi amigo, Víctor was recognized by the American Library Association (ALA) as the 2005 winner of The Schneider Family Book Award for best picture book for young children. The award honors an author and illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.Diane earned her B.A. in English and History from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and her M.A. in Communication Arts from Our Lady of the Lake University. She currently works as Writer-in-Residence at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX, where she teaches English Composition and Creative Writing.Source: Raven Tree Press ...more