Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren is a Canadian fiction writer and playwright based in Saskatchewan. She is best known for her novel Cool Water (2010), which won the Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction and was a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Warren's work is deeply rooted in the prairie landscape of western Canada, exploring the lives of ordinary people with quiet precision and compassion. Her writing spans both fiction and drama, and she has had numerous plays produced across Canada. Her stories often centre on small communities, the weight of family history, and the transformative power of landscape. Cool Water is set in the fictional town of Juliet, Saskatchewan, where multiple storylines converge in a single day of a midsummer heat wave. Warren has received recognition throughout her career for her contributions to prairie literature, and her debut novel's national success established her as a significant voice in Canadian fiction. She continues to write from her home province of Saskatchewan.