Donna Barkman

Teaches at Continuing Professional Studies at Bank

Donna Barkman, MA, has taught children’s literature courses for over 25 years, both at Bank Street College and Lesley University’s School of Education, where she specialized in teaching nonfiction literature. She is also a consultant to nonfiction children’s book publishers Capstone Press and Lee & Low Books. She has also served as a director of a conference around non-fiction literature for Teachers College and was a featured speaker the New York Public Library's nonfiction workshop titled "The Facts Speak for Themselves" in 2000. Barkman has an MA in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MA in Communications from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her BA is in Education and English from Wisconsin State College.