Donna Janell Bowman
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Donna Janell Bowman writes inspiring picture books including Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness (winner of the 2019 South Dakota Prairie Pasque Book Award) and Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills, co-authored with Lakota Olympian Billy Mills and illustrated by Lakota artist S.D. Nelson. Her books have been nominated for almost a dozen state book awards, among other honors. Armed with an MFA in Writing, Bowman works and lives in central Texas.
Featured title: Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills
Website: https://www.donnajanellbowman.com/
DONNA’S EVENTS:
- Thursday, Sept 19 @ 10:00 a.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Washington Pavilion, Belbas Theater
- Thursday, Sept 19 @ 12:00 p.m. – Live Radio Broadcast: In the Moment with Lori Walsh – SDPB Sioux Falls Studio
- Thursday, Sept 19 @ 1:30 p.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Washington Pavilion, Belbas Theater
- Friday, Sept 20 @ 10:00 a.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Children’s Museum, Party on Two, Brookings
- Friday, Sept 20 @ 12:30 p.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Children’s Museum, Party on Two, Brookings
- Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
- Saturday, Sept 21 @ 9:00 a.m. – From Bookmobile to Bookstore: My Journey from Ranch Kid to Published Author – Children’s Museum, Party on One, Brookings
- Saturday, Sept 21 @ 12:45 p.m. – Shining a Light in Children’s Books: How Hardship & History Build Empathy & Resilience – Children’s Museum, Community Room, Brookings
- Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings