Dianne E. Gray

Nebraska native Dianne E. Gray was the author of a number of critically acclaimed young-adult novels, including Holding Up the Earth, the recipient of a Willa Literary Award from Women Writing the West. Gray, who enjoyed a long career in computer information systems before trying her hand at creative writing, is also the developer of the interactive story-writing software Hodgepodge, which is marketed through GrayGoose Software, a company she founded with her husband.