Diane Connell

Biography

Diane Connell was born and educated in New Zealand. She began her writing career in a newspaper office in Tokyo before moving to advertising as a copywriter and also writing for the international non-profit sector.

For many years, she lived in Paris where she began her career as a novelist. She later moved to London where she first published her books. She now lives in Sydney.

​What people say about Diane Connell and her courses:

  • Fantastic teacher, joyful, relaxed and determined to bring out the best in us all. She kept the group giving and exploring and working hard but for a good reason as she found gold in us all.

    Diane’s course is perfect for taking a formless idea and whipping it into shape – you’ll come away with a workable structure and outline, plus an idea of how much you should be writing per day to flesh it out.

    Diane Connell is an excellent writing tutor with a store of guidance, practical tips and inspiring exercises.

    Diane is unfailingly supportive and confidence-boosting; helps you focus floaty ideas on form and structure. Genuinely excited for your ideas.

    Absolutely fantastic course for a first time or even an experienced writer. Everyone was able to get something out of the course and I’m amazed at how much I was able to get done through the exercises Diane took us through. Would highly recommend! Thank you!
    I liked Diane’s clear feedback and structure.

    Diane’s course of building a novel really helped me understand the ‘how’ of it. It was exactly what I was looking for.

    Loved that kindness was [set by Diane as] the theme for the week.
    So happy, found myself again. Loved it!

    Diane your story… she gave so much of her knowledge and enthusiasm. 120%.