Diane Martineau

Diane Martineau (New York) lives in Syracuse, the heart of what was once all Iroqois land. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has taught art in middle and secondary schools. Upon retirement, Martineau set out to write a novel that would involve those who had been so influential in her life: children. Set in Syracuse, her debut young adult book, The Wall on 7th Street, she says, had to be a contemporary fantasy, because she finds the narrow space where the everyday world...See more

Diane Martineau (New York) lives in Syracuse, the heart of what was once all Iroqois land. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has taught art in middle and secondary schools. Upon retirement, Martineau set out to write a novel that would involve those who had been so influential in her life: children. Set in Syracuse, her debut young adult book, The Wall on 7th Street, she says, had to be a contemporary fantasy, because she finds the narrow space where the everyday world meets things unknown the most intriguing. See less