Author: Dianne E. Gray
Alternate names: Dianne Gray; Gray, Dianne E.; Gray, Dianne
Born: 13 February 1947
Died: 5 August 2024
Bio: Nebraska native Dianne E. Gray was the author of a number of critically acclaimed young-adult novels, including Holding Up the Earth, the recipient of a Willa Literary Award from Women Writing the West. Gray, who enjoyed a long career in computer information systems before trying her hand at creative writing, is also the developer of the interactive story-writing software Hodgepodge, which is marketed through GrayGoose Software, a company she founded with her husband.