Diana Pinckley
January 11, 1952 - September 26, 2012
A native of Jamestown, Tenn., Diana Pinckley was an honors graduate of Duke University. She was the longtime director of University Relations at Tulane University; in 1993 she founded her own communications firm, Pinckley Inc. She devoted time and energy to such varied civic causes as Women of the Storm, the Edible Schoolyard, the Crescent City Farmers Market, and she was vice president of the board of the Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education, which supports the New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School. Her column about crime fiction, “Get a Clue!,” ran in The New Orleans Times-Picayune for 23 years.
“Diana loved mysteries, and she loved talking to the people who wrote them, especially in the panel discussions she frequently led during the annual Tennessee Williams Literary Festival,” said John Pope, her husband. “But she also enjoyed finding talented fledgling writers, and she strove in her columns to draw attention to them. I think the Pinckley Prizes will not only shine the spotlight on these authors but also help support them as they polish their craft."
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Diana Pinckley: January 11, 1952 – September 26, 2012
Diana Pinckley
Diana Pinckley, communications strategist, civic activist and book reviewer, dies at 60
Hey Newhouses, You Should Have Known Diana Pinckley
Diana Pinckley
New Orleans: River Region Renaissance [Hardcover]
Diana Pinckley: A Reading Life
Diana Pinckley, communications strategist, civic activist and book reviewer, dies at 60
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