Diane Patrick

After fifteen years as a paralegal, Diane Patrick started a second career as a freelance writer in 1992. She has written articles and biographical profiles for such publications as Billboard and Jazz Times, and has authored nine nonfiction books for young readers, mostly biographies of African American personalities such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Toni Morrison. She lives in New York City.

After fifteen years as a paralegal, Diane Patrick started a second career as a freelance writer in 1992. She has written articles and biographical profiles for such publications as Billboard and Jazz Times, and has authored nine nonfiction books for young readers, mostly biographies of African American personalities such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Toni Morrison. She lives in New York City. See less