Dianne Gardner

Dianne Lynn Gardner is an award winning author and illustrator living in the Pacific Northwest, USA. She's an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the National League of American Pen Women. Dianne has many ribbons for her portrait and plein air paintings, and uses her talents to illustrate her stories.

Besides Deception Peak, book I of the Ian's Realm Saga, other works include The Dragon Shield, Rubies and Robbers, A Tale of the Four Wizards series, Diary of a Conjurer, and Cassandra's Castle, all of which will be published in the near future by Rara Avis, an imprint of PDMI Publishing. She writes for middle grade and young adults targeting boys and adventure loving girls, and the young at heart.

Dianne has just pulled a team together and formed Xylon Productions LLC to film her fifth book in the series Cassandra's Castle. Watch for more from Dianne!