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Diane has been writing since grade school with dreams of someday writing a novel. Her fiction and nonfiction short stories appear in numerous short story anthologies. She is the co-author and publisher of two short story collections in 2018 and 2020, Flash in the Can Number One and Number Two. She also writes public interest articles for magazines and several newspapers. Diane’s first children’s book, Don Gateau the Three-Legged Cat of Seborga, published in English, Spanish, French, and Italian, won the Purple Dragonfly Award for Caring/Making a Difference in 2020. The sequel Don Gateau Moves to Vallebona is due for publication in 2025. Kane published her second children’s book, Brayden the Brave Goes to the Hospital, in April 2021 to help children and families with medical issues. In 2023, Diane finally realized her dream of writing a novel when she released I Never Called Him Pa to rave reviews. It won the National Indie Excellence Award for Finalist in the Best Cover category. We will also be talking about her nonprofit writer’s group. Diane is a founding member of Quabbin Quills, a nonprofit that aims to provide writing opportunities to authors in the New England area. Tune in to hear her story.