Dianne Cikusa is an Australian writer and poet. She is a Wollongong University graduate, with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Modern Languages). She also holds a Diploma of Language Studies (French) from the University of Sydney, and has further participated in and directed collaborative works of translation for publication.
Dianne’s work has been published in various online journals, zines, magazines and anthologies, including 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤, 𝐺𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐴𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝑍𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑒𝑎 and numerous others. One of her short poems also appeared as digital media in the Melbourne 2010 Overload Poetry Festival. She is the author of 3 books of poetry, one of which won First prize (Gold medal) in the 2020 Global Ebook Awards in Poetry category, as well as Third prize (Bronze medal) for Best Ebook Cover. Dianne has additionally published nine books of wisdom quotes & reflections, including six e-books and three in print format.
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