Diana Lindsay

Diana Lindsay (born 1944) is the founder and president of Sunbelt Publications, an independent publishing house that focuses on natural science, historical and cultural interests, and the San Diego region. She is also an author and photographer and has been writing about the Anza-Borrego region since the 1960s.

Early life and education Lindsay was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her family moved to Los Angeles a year later. She has a MA in history and geography from San Diego State University. She also attended UCLA.

Career Lindsay lived in Amarillo, Texas for several years, where she became a columnist for a tri-state newspaper. After returning to San Diego, she worked as a marketing manager for a YMCA, and then as the sales manager for Copley Books, a division of the Union-Tribune publishing company.

Personal life Lindsay married Lowell Lindsay in 1964. In March 2013, she was presented with The Medallion Award, California State Park's highest honor for superior achievement. She is currently a board member of the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Published works Our Historic Desert, 1973 The Southern Overland Route, 1985 (co-author) Southwest America Bicycle Route, 1987 (co-author) Anza-Borrego A to Z: People, Places and Things, 2000 Jackpot Trail: Indian Gaming in Southern California, 2003 (co-author) Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles: An Experiment in Primitive Living, 2005 (editor and foreword)