Diane Wilson is a Dakota writer, speaker, and editor. She has multiple award-winning books, including the memoir Spirit Car: A Journey to a Dakota Past (Borealis Books), Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life (Borealis Books), and her new novel, The Seed Keepers (Milkweed Editions).  Wilson received a 2013 Bush Foundation Fellowship as well as awards from Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. In 2018, she was awarded a 50 Over 50 Award from Pollen/Midwest.

Wilson is also the Executive Director for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, a national coalition of tribes and organizations working to create sovereign food systems for Native people.

Wilson is a Mdewakanton descendant, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation.