Her book Beyond the Baton, (Oxford University Press) about artistic leadership for young conductors and music director was re-released in paperback. It is the focus of a yearly International Conducting Workshop in Norwalk, Connecticut which helps emerging conductors put to practical use the elements in the book. Diane Wittry also teaches an International Conducting Workshop in Pleven, Bulgaria. "Beyond the Baton" was nominated for a 2007 Pulitzer Prize and an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award (Oxford University Press, 2007). In 2019, she received an Arts Ovation Award from the Allentown Arts Council for achievement in Literary Arts in recognition of her two books.