Diana Lopez

Special Guest

Diana López
Award-winning author, educator, DMC alumna.

About Diana

Diana López is the author of the adult novella, Sofia’s Saints, and middle-grade books Confetti Girl, Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel, Nothing Up My Sleeve, and Lucky Luna. Her book Choke was adapted into the movie The Choking Game for the Lifetime Movie Network in 2014.

The author has penned several books, including Coco: A Story About Music, Shoes, and Family, the novel adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated Disney film Coco that won Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Her debut picture book, Sing with Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla, is currently available for purchase at bookstores.

Although she recently retired from the University of Houston-Victoria as an Associate Professor of Creative Writing after a 28-year career as an educator at both the middle grade and university levels, López still enjoys working with students by visiting schools as a mentor for new and aspiring writers via programs hosted by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and Las Musas.

Additionally, López often speaks at book festivals as well as at educator and writing conferences.

During the eight-year run of the Huizache: The Magazine of Latino Literature, López worked as its managing editor. She currently serves as the president for the Texas Institute of Letters.

After many years of living in San Antonio and Victoria, López has finally returned to her hometown of Corpus Christi, the sparkling city by the sea and the setting for many of her books. She and her husband have opened a physical therapy clinic called FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Center where she works as the office manager.

They have also adopted three fur babies—Birdy, a cuddly cat; Bella, a rambunctious German Shepherd; and Benji, a shy rescue dog.

To learn more about the author, please follow López on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @dianalopezbooks.