Biography
Diane Connell was born and educated in New Zealand. She started her career in a newspaper office in Tokyo, then moved into advertising as a copywriter, while also writing for the international non-profit sector.
After spending many years in Paris, where she began her journey as a novelist, she later relocated to London and published her first books there. She now lives in Sydney.
Testimonials
What people say about Diane Connell and her courses:
- Fantastic teacher: joyful, relaxed, and determined to bring out the best in everyone. She kept the group engaged, exploring, and working hard for good reason, finding gold in us all.
- Diane's course is ideal for turning a shapeless idea into a clear plan. You leave with a workable structure and outline, plus a sense of how much you should write each day to develop it.
- Diane Connell is an excellent writing tutor with a wealth of guidance, practical tips, and inspiring exercises.
- Diane is consistently supportive and confidence-building, helping you shape loose ideas into form and structure. She is genuinely excited about your ideas.
- An absolutely fantastic course for both first-time and experienced writers. Everyone gained something valuable, and I was amazed by how much I achieved through the exercises Diane guided us through. Highly recommended.
- I appreciated Diane's clear feedback and sense of structure.
- Diane's novel-building course really helped me understand the process. It was exactly what I was looking for.
- I loved that kindness was the theme Diane set for the week.
- So happy — I found myself again. Loved it!
- Diane shared so much knowledge and enthusiasm. Truly 120%.
