Diane Luby Lane | |
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Born | Green Brook, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | University of South Florida New York University |
Occupation(s) | Writer, nonprofit executive |
Employer | Get Lit |
Children | 2 |
Awards | President's Volunteer Service Award |
Website | www |
Diane Luby Lane is an American writer and nonprofit executive, best known as the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Get Lit. In both 2020 and 2023 Luby Lane's organization was a Library of Congress best practice nominee for “doing exemplary, innovative and replicable work that promotes literacy and responds to the needs of our time.”[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Get Lit was named named 2023's “Outstanding Nonprofit Organization” by the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Greater Los Angeles Chapter, and she is also the creator of the Get Lit in-school curriculum.[9]
In 2012, Luby Lane created Get Lit's annual 3-day Classic Slam, a youth poetry slam which she co-produces.[10][11][12][13]