Diane Simmons

Diane Simmons is the author of numerous award-winning works of fiction, non-fiction, journalism, and criticism.  A Westerner and former newspaper and magazine reporter in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, Simmons holds a BA in history, an MA in Creative Writing, and a Ph.D. in English literature. She is Professor Emerita at City University of New York and a former Fulbright Fellow to the Czech Republic.