Diane Olsen is a multi-award-winning author who gained recognition with her nonfiction book Ancient Ways: The Roots of Religion.Her book won a bronze medallion at the Christian Illuminations Book Awards and established her presence on readers’ radars and the literary map. Rising Wind, was adapted from several screen plays she wrote years ago and turned into novels. Like Thunder Beings, followed by Ice and Bone, The Weeping God and The Book of Hope, and Like Feathers of a Wing, and her book, Rock My Soul, with four of the novels receiving five-star ratings from Reader’s Favorite.
The novel series is a multicultural realistic mystery fiction read with loads of action and adventure thrill rides like no other! No matter their beliefs or cultural backgrounds, everyone will enjoy this ‘Indiana Jones’-style saga, which rides the balance between science and religion, dares to share how all human beings are part of humanity in unity. With all her titles available on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and many other online bookstores and literary sites, she now engages and delights readers on her official author website sharing captivating short stories, poems, shards and excerpts with more published works in the future.
Born and raised in Colorado, Diane is an Undergrad at Colorado State University Ft. Collins: Pre-vet med, Anthropology, then attended and received her BA and MA at the University of Montana, Missoula: Anthropology, Archaeology, and Paleontology. Diane has proudly raised two grown sons, Andrew and Gavin, and has four grandsons, Dylan, Brayden, AJ, and Asher; when she is not writing, Diane enjoys spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
A few of her favorite books are ‘The Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan), The Upanishads, and The Great Initiates.’ Today she enjoys writing shorter stories and shards of her award-winning books and sharing them on her official website with reader fans. The author resides in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of Washington State.
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Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & Honorable Mentions
2019 Illumination Awards – Ancient Ways, the Roots of Religion – Bronze on cover May 2022
Jan 2021 Readers Favorite Awards -The Thunder Beings – Fiction Adventure, 4 Stars and Review
Feb 2021 Readers Favorite Awards – Ice and Bone – Fiction Adventure, 5 Stars and Review
July 06 21 Illumination Award – The Weeping God and the Book of Hope
August 07 21 Top Shelf Awards – Won Honorable Mention – Weeping God and the Book of Hope
August 10 21 Readers Favorite Awards Weeping God and the Book of Hope – 5 Stars and Review
March 17 2022 Illumination2022 Awards – Like Feathers of a Wing – Bronze
April 11 22 Book Life weekly Awards, Fiction – Like Feathers of a Wing – awarded 7.5 out of 10
May 01 22 Finalist, Book Excellence Award – Ice and Bone – Cross Genera pkg
June 15 22 – E-Lit – Bronze Honoree – The Weeping God – Multicultural Fiction
2022 Readers Favorite Awards – Like Feathers of a Wing 5 Stars and Reviews
2022 Readers Favorite Awards Rock My Soul – 5 Stars and Reviews
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Diane Olsen Award Winning Author 