Diane Samuels

Diane Samuels (born 1960) is a British author and playwright.

She was educated at King David High School, Liverpool, studied history at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and then studied for a PGCE in drama at Goldsmiths, University of London.

She worked as a drama teacher in inner London secondary schools for five years and as an education officer at the Unicorn Theatre for children.

[2][3] Samuels lives in London[4] and has been a full-time writer since 1992.

She was a Pearson Creative Research Fellow at the British Library[5] and is a visiting lecturer at Regent's University London[5] and a reviewer of books for The Guardian newspaper.