Diana Wagman

In Wyoming. The orange vest is because writing is dangerous work.

Bio


I am the author of four novels and numerous short stories, essays and reviews. I am an occasional contributor to the Los Angeles Times. My second novel, Spontaneous, won the 2001 USA PEN West Award for Fiction. I wrote the original screenplay for DELIVERING MILO directed by Nick Castle and starring Bridget Fonda and Albert Finney.


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Welcome

beautiful cover by Thomas Ng

My new novel arrives in November!


From Kirkus: "Wagman is perfectly at home along the tortuous freeways and hidden arroyos of L.A.; a bonus of her insightful character study is a tour of the strange world of reptile trading, with the villain of the piece keeping his house jungly hot for the benefit of an iguana..."

You can read the first chapter right here on November 13, 2012.







Selected Work

BUMP
A car accident, a cop, and a bride-to-be.
SPONTANEOUS
Two sisters, a handyman, unrequited love and spontaneous human combustion.
SKIN DEEP
Wanted: woman to talk to. 3 nights a week. 300 dollars a night.
The Five Elements of Noir
Black Clock Literary Journal, volume 10
Three Legged Dog
Electric Literature, volume 1