Regents' Professor

Creative Writing

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies

Contact Information

Email: dthiel@unm.edu
Office Location: Parish Library B01-CU22

Biography

Diane Thiel is the author of twelve books of poetry and nonfiction. Her latest poetry collection, Questions from Outer Space, received the 2023 Independent Press Award. Her work has appeared widely in publications such as two Best American Poetry anthologies, including Best American Poetry 2023. Her work has also appeared in journals such as The Hudson Review, The Harvard Review, and Poetry, among numerous others, and is reprinted in over sixty major anthologies. Thiel received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Brown University, and her awards include PEN, NEA, Robert Frost, Robinson Jeffers, and Fulbright Awards. She also developed and taught in several writer-in-the-schools projects over the years. Fluent in several languages, Thiel has traveled the world with her young family, working on natural world, literary, and translation projects. She has taught English and Creative Writing for over 25 years and was awarded the title of UNM Regents’ Professor.