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Dianna Graveman

Author's Bio

Dianna Graveman holds an MFA degree in writing and a bachelor's degree in education. A former magazine and book editor for an international publishing company, Graveman has also developed training and communications materials for three Fortune 500 companies headquartered in St. Louis and, for two years, taught graduate writing students in an accredited university MFA program. She has written for CBS-St. Louis, The American Land Surveyor Magazine, Suburban Journals, St. Anthony Messenger, Teachers of Vision Magazine, Kansas City Voices, Gold Dust Magazine (UK), and many other publications, and has coauthored four regional histories. Graveman is also an editor for Author Solutions and all of its partners/imprints and a reviewer for Kirkus Indie Book Reviews. She provides small business communications and editorial services through her company, 2 Rivers Communications & Design. Alone or with her coauthor, Graveman has appeared on radio and local television and has presented at museums, schools, libraries, writing organizations, the State Historical Society of Missouri, and the Office of Missouri’s Secretary of State.

Publications and Prizes

Anthologies:
Christmas Miracles (St. Martin's Press, 2009), Cuivre River Anthology IV (High Hill Press, 2009), Cuivre River Anthology III (AWOC.COM Publishing, 2007), Letters to My Mother (Adams Media, 2007), Teacher Miracles (Adams Media, 2007), Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul (Health Communications Inc., 2006), Cuivre River II (AWOC.COM Publishing, 2006), Cup of Comfort for Grandparents (Adams Media, 2006), Letters to My Teacher (Adams Media, 2006), The Kid Turned Out Fine (Adams Media, 2006)
Journals:
Gold Dust, Kansas City Voices, Mid Rivers Review
Prizes:
Writing has been recognized at local, national, and international levels by the following publications and organizations: Missouri Writers Guild (6 awards), Catholic Press Association (2 awards), Whispering Prairie Press, Kansas City Voices, Southeast Missouri Writers Guild, Saturday Writers, Writers Society of Jefferson County, Women on Writing, Erma Bombeck Competition (global/human interest), Adams Media, ByLine Magazine, and Southeast Missouri Writers Guild. Member of Distinction, St. Louis Writers Guild, 2006-2008. Distinguished Alumni Award, St. Charles Community College, 2007. Distinguished Alumni Award, Missouri Community College Association, 2007. Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2005. Summa cum laude, UM-St. Louis, 1997. University Scholar Award, UM-St. Louis, 1994-1995.

Dianna Graveman Resume

Personal Favorites

Favorite Authors:
Anne Lamott, Lorrie Moore, Joan Didion, Joyce Carol Oates, Aryn Kyle, Jeannette Walls, Leif Enger, Elizabeth Berg, Bill Bryson, Sara Gruen

Please note: All information in the Directory is provided by the writers listed in it.
Listing last updated: November 29, 2011

More Information

Listed as:
Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer
Gives readings?
Yes
Travels for readings?
Yes
Identifies as:
Caucasian
Prefers to work with:
Any
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
St. Louis, MO
Raised in:
St. Louis, MO

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