Diana Wieler

Diana Wieler (born October 14, 1961) is a Canadian writer of children's books.[1]

The daughter of Jean Florence Zebrasky and Heinz Egon Petrich,[2] she was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was educated there and in Calgary, Alberta. She attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, taking a program in media arts. She worked in radio in Calgary and then for a newspaper in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She returned to Winnipeg where she now lives.[3][4]

She married Larry Wieler; the couple has one son.[3]

Selected books[4]

Last Chance Summer (1986)
Bad Boy (1991), received the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award[3]
RanVan the Defender (1993), received a Mr. Christie's Book Award[3]
RanVan: A Worthy Opponent (1995), was a finalist for a Governor General's Award[5]
To the Mountains By Morning (1995)

gollark: Like how people are mortal and thus decide that death is obviously good because [OBVIOUS RATIONALIZATION] and not evil.

gollark: I mean the generalized thing where once you are in a situation you probably can't escape from you *may* just trick yourself into thinking the situation is cool and good.

gollark: That sounds like cognitive dissonance/weird generalized Stockholm syndrome or something.

gollark: Plus, people break up lots so this is obviously not true.

gollark: Well, you shouldn't trust them entirely, that's ridiculous.

References

The Storymakers: Writing Children's Books : 83 Authors Talk about Their Work. 2000. pp. 160–61. ISBN 1551381087.
New, William H (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. pp. 1212–13. ISBN 0802007619.
Holmes, Gillian (1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000. p. 1078. ISBN 0920966551.
"Diana Wieler". Kaleidoscope 6.
"Canada Council Announces Finalists for 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards". CM Magazine. Manitoba Library Association. II (3). November 3, 1995.

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[1] The Storymakers: Writing Children's Books : 83 Authors Talk about Their Work. 2000. pp. 160–61. ISBN 1551381087.

[2] New, William H (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. pp. 1212–13. ISBN 0802007619.

[holmes-3] Holmes, Gillian (1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000. p. 1078. ISBN 0920966551.

[k6-4] "Diana Wieler". Kaleidoscope 6.

[5] "Canada Council Announces Finalists for 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards". CM Magazine. Manitoba Library Association. II (3). November 3, 1995.