Diane Hatz

Writer. Author. Inner Activist. Join her community at bit.ly/RGMM-email or wholehealthygroup.com/signup/ Diane Hatz worked at major and indie record companies, managed a band, and freelanced as a music publicist. She is co-founder of The Relay, a fanzine on The Who, which is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She’s attended thousands of concerts. Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is her debut indie novel. Based in a corporate record company, the contemporary satire uses humor to illustrate the absurdism of corporate America. The novel has received numerous awards and accolades. During her multifaceted and sometimes surreal career, Diane founded the nonprofit Change Food, organized & spoke at major TED/TEDx events, and executive produced the hugely successful online animation The Meatrix, a Webby Award winner. She has studied with The Dalai Lama, helped build a monastery in Nepal, and is currently focused on writing fiction. Diane has an Individualized Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Antioch University in London, England. In late 2020, after 30 years living in downtown Manhattan and the East Village, Diane moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. When not at her computer creating, you can find her hiking, road tripping, or gazing at the stars. The real ones. Find out more at www.dianehatz.com and www.rockgodsandmessymonsters.com