Dianne Moritz is a children's picture book writer. Her book, 1, 2, 3 BY THE SEA, was on the Bank Street College list of "Best books, 2014." She is a frequent contributor to Highlights Magazines for kids. Adult essays and poems have appeared in The NY Times, LA Times, Romantic Homes, and many print journals, as well as online in Adelaide Literary Magazine, The Haiku Foundation, Haiku Universe, and Drabblez.