DIA CALHOUN
Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature

Dia Calhoun is the author of five young adult fantasy novels:

AVIELLE OF RHIA
New in October 2006!

THE PHOENIX DANCE
New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

WHITE MIDNIGHT
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

ARIA OF THE  SEA
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature

FIREGOLD
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

Calhoun grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she studied ballet for many years. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Mills College with a double major in English and Book Arts. Calhoun returned to Seattle to build a successful career as a freelance lettering and logo artist. Her most visible work is the logo for “Alaska” on the side of Alaska Airlines’ aircraft. She also taught typography and lettering at the Cornish College of the Arts.

Now a full time writer, Calhoun makes frequent school visits to share her work with kids. In her spare time she sings Italian arias, fly-fishes, gardens, and eats lots of chocolate. She lives with her husband, two cats, and two ghost cats in Tacoma, Washington.

To contact Dia
Email her at: diacalhoun@msn.com

Or contact her through her publishers at:          

Farrar, Straus & Giroux 19 Union Square West New York NY 10003
or
Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road Tarrytown NY 10591