Profile of  DianaEllis

Diana Ellis, BA

Diana Ellis is a Canadian travel writer who has visited over 30 different countries on seven continents and has written extensively about her adventures. Her travel humor and photographs have appeared on various travel websites. Diana also writes about Edmonton’s history for local historical publications. Her historical articles appear regularly in the Edmonton & District Historical Society newsletter and the Strathcona Plaindealer.

Diana completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Concordia University in Edmonton, AB. She majored in History and minored in Political Science. She is a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta, Professional Writers Association of Canada, International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance and Other Voices literary collective.

She currently resides in Edmonton, AB Canada with her husband and two cats. She looks forward to traveling to warm places, especially in January.

REFERENCES

• Writers Guild of Alberta

  The Writers Guild of Alberta is a provincial arts service organization that represents both professional and emerging writers in Alberta. Our mission is to support, encourage and promote writers and writing, to safeguard the freedom to write and to read, and to advocate for the well-being of writers.
  
  

• The Edmonton and District Historical Society

  The Edmonton and District Historical Society is a chapter of the Historical Society of Alberta (HSA), a provincial historical organization that has affiliations with museums, libraries and other history-related facilities and organizations across the province. A registered charitable, non-profit society, EDHS is mandated to promote and preserve the history of Edmonton and the surrounding district. This district covers the entire area of Alberta from Ponoka to our northern border.

• Concordia University College of Alberta

  Founded in 1921, Concordia University College of Alberta emphasizes teaching excellence in a caring university environment. Students can pursue programs in arts, science, education, environmental health, management, and information systems security, while gaining a quality education in a Christian context.

• International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance

  The International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance is a professional network of travel writers and photographers who hail from around the globe.
  
  Our mission is to bring like-minded professionals together, provide our members educational opportunities to enhance their travel writing and photography skills, and also help them sharpen their marketing expertise… so they're not only producing better articles and photos, but selling more, too.
  
  

• Professional Writers Association of Canada

  Formed in 1976, PWAC is a nation-wide non-profit organization that was formed to help freelance writers with networking opportunies, professional development, to improve industry standards and fees, to assist members with finding work and to provide a pool of qualified writers to publications seeking freelancers.