


Throughout her twenties and thirties, O’Donnell taught creative writing and art to children in residential facilities, in-patient mental health facilities, shelters for the unhoused, and underserved schools, publishing literary magazines created and edited by youth with a special focus on children telling their stories about their experiences in the DHS placement system.

Norton’s Best Creative Nonfiction anthology, as well as the board book Your Vacation on Planet Earth (Out Breath Press/The Nesting House). O’Donnell’s nonfiction work includes a selection in W.W. A Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers author ( Open Me, Penguin Random House), Sunshine O’Donnell’s novel has been translated into Dutch ( Huil Voor Mij ) and Hebrew ( המקוננות ).
