Diane Brown

Diane Edith Brown (born 1951) is a New Zealand novelist and poet. Based in Dunedin, Brown has published several novels and poetry collections, including 'Before The Divorce We Go To Disneyland', which won the 1997 NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book. She is also the author of the memoirs 'Liars and Lovers' (2004), 'Here Comes Another Vital Moment' (2006), and 'Taking My Mother To The Opera' (2015). Brown's poetry has been featured in literary journals such as Landfall, Poetry New Zealand, and New Zealand Listener. In addition to her writing, Brown runs the creative writing school Creative Writing Dunedin. She was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year Honours for her contributions as a writer and educator.