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E-mail Me: tibert@ns.sympatico.ca
RR#1, Milford Station, Hants County, NS B0N 1Y0
(902) 758-1190

Writer ~ Photographer

Tibert

Diana Lynn Tibert is a writer and professional photographer based in mainland Nova Scotia. She specializes in gardening, history, genealogy, Atlantic Canada, parenting and environmental issues. Since 1999, hundreds of articles have appeared in more than two dozen publications, including Saltscapes Magazine, Plant and Garden Magazine, alive Magazine, East Coast Gardener and Canadian Gardening.

Diana has had several courses in photography and specializes in garden close ups and landscapes, people and still life. Her photographs have appeared with many of the articles she has written.

In March of 2000, Diana became the gardening columnist for the Weekly Press serving Hants County, Nova Scotia. Her Garden Tales column provided a unique look at gardening with children and contained handy gardening information. In March 2001, The Guysborough Journal began publishing Diana's Garden Tales column, and continued for three years. The Dartmouth Laker, The Bedford Magazine and The Southender began publishing the column in April of 2001. In March of 2006, Garden Tales celebrated its sixth anniversary in print, appearing in four Nova Scotia newspapers. Due to other projects Diana wanted to explore, Garden Tales ended its long run in September 2006. Many thanks to her dedicated readers who kept the column popular.

In October 2005, Diana began a genealogy column, Roots to the Past. The column enjoyed an 18-month run in The Halifax Daily News (Halifax, NS). It is currently published in The Journal-Pioneer (Summerside, PEI), The Western Star (Corner Brook, NL), The Citizen (Amherst, NS), The Bridgewater Bulletin (Bridgewater, NS), The Lunenburg Progress Enterprise (Lunenburg, NS), The Guysborough Journal (Guysborough County, NS), The Kings County Record (Sussex, NB), Times & Transcript (Moncton, NB), Bedford Magazine (Bedford, NS) and the Southender (Halifax, NS).

A list of published Roots to the Past columns for 2009 is found on the Schedule Page.

Diana also enjoys writing fiction and is currently seeking publishers for her children's books, short stories and fantasy manuscript. Samples of her writing, with the pen name Autumn Dawn
M'donal, can be found at Character Stories: http://www.thefamilyattic.info/Fantasy.html

Winter Quote:
Every winter,
When the great sun has turned his face away,
The earth goes down into a vale of grief,
And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables,
Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay -
Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses.
~ Charles Kingsley

Testimonials
"Diana Tibert's articles have been featured several times in East Coast Gardener. Her stories are always packed with helpful information and require minimal editing. Her timely queries are often accepted by our publication. I have been particularly impressed by her photographic skills - always a bonus with a writer."
                         ~ Carla Allen, former Editorial Co-ordinator
                             East Coast Gardener

"Diana Lynn Tibert provides clean, focussed copy and great photos that always target Saltscapes' needs and interests. She's a joy to work with."
                         ~ Diane LeBlanc, former Editor
                            SALTSCAPES, canada's east coast magazine

"Diana is a pleasure to work with, her writing style is clear and her column needs no editing prior to publication. She also provides great photographs and sends everything via-e-mail, which I find convenient (no scanning or retyping required)."
                         ~ Elizabeth Hargreaves, former editor
                            Graphic Advocate (Southender, Bedford Magazine, Dartmouth Laker)

Current Memberships
Writers Federation of Nova Scotia (since 2000)
South Shore Genealogical Society (since 2006)
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (since 2007)

Due to unexpected circumstances, this project has been temporarily put on hold.

Diana Lynn Tibert and Kelly Kaiser of Sherbrooke, NS, are researching for a book about the Veterans of Guysborough County, NS. The book will preserve the names, faces, memories and history of the more than 2,000 veterans who called Guysborough County, home. Every veteran who served overseas, in Canada and with the Merchant Marine during the First and Second World Wars, will be named. Accompanying each name will be a photograph and a 300-word biography.
"They gave their tomorrows for our todays."

When Diana is not busy with her three small children, writing, researching, working in the garden and attending workshops, she can be found practising yoga, hiking, fishing and searching for adventure . . . or whatever comes her way.

Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Hot Damn! What a Ride!"

Last Updated: February 6, 2009
copyright@2005/2006 Diana Lynn Tibert