Diana Saenz

Diana Saenz is a native-born Angelino. She is a playwright, poet, blogger, and now an novelist. She lives in California with her beloved Husband whom she met at a poetry reading. They are both happily owned by Zennie the Dog. She is also the co-host and organizer of the popular MeetUp, Spoken Word, Hip-hop and Wine, a venue for spoken word artists of all makes, ages, and genres, Ms. Saenz has been a part of the writing community in every city in which she has lived including San Francisco, Tuscaloosa, Cambridge, MA, Montreal and London. After a 33 year hiatus, Ms. Saenz returned to the Los Angeles area where she is currently working on several film scripts.

Her book of poetry, "An Ordinary Life Discussed," was part of a course on Feminist Literature at Cornell University. She wrote the words and poetry for Priscilla Regalado's highly successful "Frida, A Self Portrait in Dance." Ms Saenz has been a guest speaker at Cornell, A&M, UCSB, and Leslie College.

Ms Saenz loves working with other writers and artists, encouraging, supporting and giving her energy and experience back to the writers' community that has been her inspiration and home no matter where in the world she has lived.