Diane Hatz

Author | Organizer | Inner Activist

Diane Hatz is an award-winning author, organizer, and inner activist. She is the author of the four-book Mind Monsters series, eccentrically funny, wildly imaginative novels about the monsters we encounter in the world and within ourselves, and what it takes to come home to yourself.

Her debut novel, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, earned numerous honors, including first runner-up in the 2024 Eric Hoffer Award and Grand Prize Shortlist Finalist. Drawing in part on Diane’s early career in the music industry, the novel launched a series that blends absurdist satire, social commentary, and emotional honesty as it follows Alex Scott’s journey to discover who she is after a lifetime of becoming what other people wanted her to be.

More information at dianehatz.com.

Before becoming a novelist, Diane built an eclectic career around culture, social change, and storytelling. She founded and organized TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” and founded and ran the nonprofit Change Food. She was an Impact Producer at Participant Media, mentored artists through the Creative Capital Foundation and entrepreneurs launching food startups, and served as executive producer of the award-winning animation The Meatrix.

Her career began in the music industry, where she worked at major and independent record companies, managed a band, and worked as a music publicist. She also co-founded The Relay, a fanzine about The Who that is now part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s collection.

Diane received a master’s degree in Creative Writing in London, England. After thirty years in New York City, she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she lives and writes. When she’s not working on her next book, she can be found wandering the desert, road-tripping, or helping abandoned dogs find homes.

Whole Healthy Group

Mind | Body | Spirit

Whole Healthy Group launched in 2018 as a social impact consulting company. Work focused on developing and implementing social marketing and communications programs, organizing events, and creating sustainable strategies for forward-thinking companies – all in an effort to maximize health of mind, body, and spirit.

Projects include working with Hollywood film company Participant Media (Food Inc, Fast Food Nation) and creating A Writer’s Life, a Substack and YouTube podcast on indie writing, creativity, and life in the second half.

Whole Healthy Group expanded in 2022 and opened an independent publishing arm to publish, market, and promote founder Diane Hatz’s work.