Dr. MaryAnn Diorio is a widely published, award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She writes riveting, compelling, page-turning fiction that deals with the deepest issues of the human heart. Her latest novel, THE CAPTAIN AND MRS. VYE, is about a middle-aged widow who discovers that her late husband has left her destitute.
Her latest children's novel, DIXIE RANDOLPH AND THE SECRET OF SEABURY BEACH,PENELOPE, is a delightful mystery for 8-12-year-olds.
MaryAnn's historical novel, IN BLACK AND WHITE, is a powerful love story between a white woman and a black man. It won first place in Historical Fiction in the 2020 Christian Indie Awards Contest. She has also written THE ITALIAN CHRONICLES Trilogy, including Book 1: THE MADONNA OF PISANO, Book 2: A SICILIAN FAREWELL, and Book 3: RETURN TO BELLA TERRA. Other works of fiction include: SURRENDER TO LOVE (TopNotch Press, 2015), and A CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING (Harbourlight Books, 2012-Winner of the Silver Medal in E-Book Fiction in the 2015 Illumination Book Awards Contest). MaryAnn is currently working on the second novel in her WIVES OF OLD CAPE MAY series. It is titled THE RABBI AND MRS. GOLDSTEIN and should be released in mid-2023.
MaryAnn has also authored nine picture books for children: POEMS FOR WEE ONES, THE DANDELION PATCH (winner of BEST BOOK OF JUVENILE FICTION in the 2017 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards Contest), CANDLE LOVE, TOBY TOO SMALL, DO ANGELS RIDE PONIES? WHO IS JESUS? (Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Book Awards), A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO HERMAN MELVILLE, and A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO MARK TWAIN, all published by TopNotch Press.
In addition to writing fiction, MaryAnn writes poetry. In POEMS FOR ALL SEASONS, a compilation of MaryAnn's poetry, she introduces a new poetic form she created called the "Diorion," named after her husband's family surname. This new form alone is worth the purchase price of the book.
MaryAnn has been married for 53 years to her awesome husband Dominic, a retired ER physician. They have two amazing adult daughters, two very smart sons-in-law, and seven precious grandchildren. When not writing, MaryAnn loves to read, paint, and play the piano, mandolin, and guitar. She also loves to make up silly songs with her grandchildren.
