Diane Glancy was born in 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri. She obtained a M.A. degree from Central State University in 1983 and an M.F.A from the University of Iowa in 1988. She is known for works in which she uses realistic language and vivid imagery to address such subjects as spirituality, family ties and her identity as a person of mixed blood. She is a poet, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and educator. She is assistant professor of English at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

"Diane Glancy writes with poetic knowledge of Native Americans whose consciousness is made up of old tribal memories and modern alienation. The characters of Trigger Dance do an intricate dance that forms wonderful new story patterns. With musical langue, Diane Glancy teaches us to hear ancient American refrains amidst familiar American sounds. A beautiful book."

-Maxine Hong Kingston