Diane Duane facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Diane Duane
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| Born | May 18, 1952 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, animation |
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Diane Duane is an American author who writes exciting science fiction and fantasy stories. She was born on May 18, 1952. For a long time, she has lived in Ireland. She is famous for her Young Wizards book series, which is popular with young adults. She also wrote some Star Trek novels called Rihannsu.
About Diane Duane
Diane Duane was born in New York City. She grew up in a place called Roosevelt, on Long Island. After finishing school, she studied to become a nurse. She worked as a nurse who helped people with their mental health for two years.
In 1976, Diane moved to California. There, she worked as an assistant for another writer, David Gerrold. Her very first novel was published in 1979. After that, she became a full-time writer. In 1981, she moved to Pennsylvania.
In 1987, Diane married Peter Morwood, who is also an author from Northern Ireland. They later moved to the United Kingdom. Now, they live in Ireland, in a town called Grangecon.
Writing for TV and Movies
Diane Duane has worked on many TV shows since the early 1980s. She started by writing scripts for cartoons at Hanna-Barbera. You might know some of these shows! She wrote for Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, Captain Caveman, and The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang.
Later, she worked at other animation studios. She wrote for Transformers and My Little Pony. She also wrote for Disney's Duck Tales. In 1986, she helped write an early episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This episode was called "Where No One Has Gone Before".
In the 1990s, Diane became the head writer for a BBC show called Science Challenge. She also wrote scripts for Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles. She even wrote the story for a video game called Privateer 2: The Darkening.
In 2003, Diane and her husband wrote a script for a German TV miniseries. It was about a famous old story called Die Nibelungen. This miniseries was also shown in the US as Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. Diane also helped write the movie Barbie: Fairytopia.
Right now, there are plans to make a movie based on her popular book, So You Want to be a Wizard.
Awards and Recognition
Diane Duane's books and stories have won several awards:
- Her audio story "Midnight Snack" won an Award for Excellence in Education in 1987.
- Her Young Wizards series received a special award in 2003.
- Her books Wizard's Dilemma and Wizards at War were nominated for the Mythopoeic award.
- In 2014, she received the Faust Award for her amazing work in writing stories for movies and TV shows.
