Diana Dirkby

My name is Diana Dirkby, a mental health consumer living with schizophrenia. I write fiction under this pen name. My real name is Paula Tretkoff. During my career as a university professor, I published papers and books in research mathematics under my real name. I chose a different name for my fiction work to create a distinct identity. I was born in Sydney, Australia, and now divide my time between Texas and Alaska with my spouse, who was born in Brooklyn, New York. My first published novel, "The Overlife: A Tale of Schizophrenia," is a work of fiction based on the authentic experiences of my mother and myself with paranoid schizophrenia. My second novel, about sibling abuse, is “Three Kidnapped, Three Siblings, Three Furies.” My writing environment has many Amazon products. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases made via my #ads