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Diane Zinna

Diane Zinna is the author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN (Random House, 2020) and has taught creative writing for more than a decade. A dedicated editor and writing coach, her new craft book, LETTING GRIEF SPEAK, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press.
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Fairfax, VA, United States

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Books

Selected work (6 publications)

Eat, Darling, Eat, 2022
Festive Celery Logs with Cream Cheese and Paprika
grief
poem
recipe
Electric Literature, 2020
8 Books About Cross-Generational Friendships
Book Roundup
Largehearted Boy, 2020
Playlist for The All-Night Sun
music
personal essay
The Writer's Center Magazine, 2020
On Writing and Reclaiming
personal essay

Services

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ClassesFrom my free and popular Grief Writing Sundays, to my outstanding Book in a Year courses, to my morning writing circles, I offer a range of warm, uplifting classes to meet you right where you are. Visit my website to view all of my upcoming courses.
online classes
classes
novel
memoir
book in a year
writing prompts
short story
flash fiction
grief writing
writing circle
$125/hour
CoachingOur focus can be on craft, query letters, proposals, structuring a project and goal setting, MFA or conference apps, comp title discovery, reconsidering writer’s block, revision, building a reading list--or all of the above as needed!
coaching
MFA application portfolio
Query letters
Comp Title Discovery
Proposals
$125/hour
Developmental EditingI provide deep developmental editing and line editing for full novel and memoir manuscripts. My fee includes an edit letter and a one-hour follow-up call to go over your plan for revision--or publication!
editing
copy editing
editor
developmental editing
creative nonfiction
literary fiction
general fiction
novel
memoir