Diane Sims has been a writer for more than 40 years. She worked in national print and broadcast media, was an editor at a publishing house and then corporate editor at a Crown corporation -- before ovarian cancer changed her life and writing. She is the author of six books, one of which was published in Japan and China, another of which was published in France. She has had short stories published in half a dozen international anthologies. She was nominated for a National Magazine Award for her article about MAiD in Maclean's in 2024.
            Diane Sims
          
        
            BIO
          
          Biography
              
            ADDRESS
          
          
                                            City: Stratford,
                                                          Province/Territory:   Ontario
                        
        
            EMAIL
          
          
                      dianesims@rogers.com
                    
        
            GENRE
          
          
            memoir
          
        
            LANGUAGES
          
          
            English
          
        
            PUBLICATIONS
          
          Publications
          Title
              Living Beyond the Shadow
          Publisher
              Tagona Press
          Year
              2024
          
            PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
          
                            
            EQUITY INITIATIVE
          
          
          As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
            
  
    
              
      
          
        Members who identify as:
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            Programs & Interests
          
           
                Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
              
              All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
              Yes
          
                Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
              
              The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
              No
           
    

