Diana B. Simpson was born in Queens, New York. For over twenty years, she has served as an educator in various schools on the east coast. She is currently a 4th-grade teacher employed by Prince George’s County in Upper Marlboro. She received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Claflin University and post-graduate degrees from the University of South Carolina-Aiken and South Carolina State University. Since her youth, she has had a penchant for writing and aspirations to publish her collection of poems. Her first book, "Just for My Journey: Expressions on My Walk," was released in June 2018. She currently resides in Oxon Hill, Maryland.