Diana Noonan (born 7 January 1960) is a New Zealand children's author.
[1] In 2022 she was awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for her outstanding contributions to New Zealand literature for young people.
[5] She completed a teaching diploma the following year and began her career as a teacher.
[5] Noonan was Writer in Residence at the Dunedin College of Education in 1993, and was the editor of the New Zealand School Journal for eight years.
She and the book's illustrator Gavin Bishop received the North West Christchurch Award 2012 in appreciation of her donation.