Diana Gittins (born 20 October 1946),[1] is a former associate lecturer in creative writing for the Open University and a published writer of fiction and non-fiction books.

[2][3] Gittins is the author of Madness in Its Place: Narratives of Severalls Hospital 1913-1997,[4] which was adapted for broadcast for BBC Radio 4.

[5] Diana Gittins spent her childhood in New England, USA and moved to Devon in the UK when she was 14.

[2] She has two masters, one in social history and one in writing for young people.

[3] Gittins has had a number of jobs through the years, but her academic roles have included: being a research fellow at the University of Essex; a lecturer at Plymouth University; a lecturer at Colgate University, US; as well as a part-time associate lecturer of creative writing for the Open University.