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Diana Tuorto is a New Jersey-based children's author who has been writing fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction since the age of ten. Her novels, poetry, and short stories often focus on issues such as animal abuse and neglect, love, and the struggle for freedom and individuality in today’s changing world.

Her children's novels are told from the first person point of view of different horses.

A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English Writing and History, Diana is also an active volunteer with various local and worldwide non-profit organizations.

In March 2006, Diana self-published her first collection of poems, entitled Let The Horses Die: Poems of Longing, Love, and Loss from 1997-2005.

In March 2008, Diana self-published her second children's novel, Janie’s New Legs. It is a story of friendship between a young paralyzed girl and a pony recovering from the emotional and physical scars of abuse.

In July 2008, Diana self-published her third novel, Luck of the Draw, the story of an unsuccessful racehorse searching for his life’s purpose.

In March 2009, Diana released My Desert Sun, her first children’s novel. It is the story of Cayuse, a young, free-spirited mustang who is captured and determined to regain his freedom, no matter what the cost.

For more information on Diana Tuorto and her books, please visit http://cayuse.8k.com.

Please join Diana's mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dianasmailinglist and view her blog at http://cayusecanyon.livejournal.com. Find her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dtuorto and Twitter at http://twitter.com/dtuorto.

For a list of upcoming book signings and appearances, please visit http://www.booktour.com/author/diana_tuorto.

Diana also runs Horse Welfare Organizations, which has been recognized by several sources as the largest online database of horse rescues worldwide! Visit the site at http://www.horse-welfare.org.

Diana Tuorto is a New Jersey-based children's author who has been writing fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction since the age of ten. Her novels, poetry, and short stories often focus on issues such as animal abuse and neglect, love, and the struggle for freedom and individuality in today’s changing world. Her children's novels are told from the first person point of view of different hor... More