Phoenix Writers Club Author Profile

D’Anne Pientka

Newsletter Editor
Critique Facilitator

D’Anne Pientka is a Senior Business Systems Analyst working in the Phoenix area. She has a BA in Professional Writing from the University of Houston. She has lived in Phoenix for over twenty years and tells people, “If you’re bored in Arizona, it’s your fault.”

D’Anne joined PWC around 2019. Wanting more personal feedback on her writing, she started the PWC Critique Workshop that meets twice a month. She has served as the Stimulus newsletter editor for the past five years. Several of her short stories and poems have been included in anthologies. She’s currently working on a memoir, Novella In Flash, and a children’s book.