A Writing Life
Diane LeBlanc is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Dancer with Good Sow (2008) and Hope in Zone Four (1998). Awards include fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council, a Brenda Ueland Prose Prize, a Robert Penn Warren Award, and a Pushcart Prize nomination for poetry. Diane received the 2005 Bechtel Prize from Teachers & Writers Collaborative for her essay "Weaving Voices: Writing as a Working Class Daughter, Professor, and Poet." Her poetry and prose appear in Asheville Poetry Review, Bellingham Review, Earth's Daughters, Natural Bridge, Rhino, So to Speak, Water~Stone, and other journals. Diane directs the writing program at St. Olaf College where she teaches writing and women's studies.
