Bio

Donna Galanti is an award-winning author of middle-grade books with the Unicorn Island series, Joshua and the Lightning Road series,  Loon Cove Summer, and The Secret Winners Club (3/3/26). She’s also the author of the paranormal suspense Element Trilogy for adults. Donna has lived in fun locations including England, her family-owned campground in New Hampshire, and in Hawaii where she served as a U.S. Navy photographer for Fleet Intelligence Pacific.

Donna is an avid outdoor adventurer and nature lover. She volunteers for the Old-Growth Forest Network and the National Audubon Society. When Donna’s not wandering the woods seeking magic and wonder, you can usually find her biking or kayaking. For more information on her books, online courses, speaking, and events, visit her at: www.donnagalanti.com.

Donna Tidbits:

She always reads the first and last line of a book before buying it.
She had fun in boot camp.
John Denver was her first love (she would have married him if his plane hadn’t fallen from the sky).
She makes up silly songs to sing.
She laughs hysterically at boy humor.
She went to Catholic girls school and played evil tricks on the nuns.
She loves old friends, charades, creamy chardonnays, and 80s movies.
Perfect Day: Showered in autumn leaves on a kayak heading down the Battenkill in Vermont.
Read an essay on her personal writing journey.