Donna Washington is an internationally known, award-winning storyteller, spoken word recording artist, and author.

A highly animated performer, she has entertained, educated, and inspired audiences with her vocal pyrotechnics, elastic face, and deep characterizations that bring folklore, literary tales, and personal narratives to life for over thirty years.

Donna has been called a "Walking Disney Movie" 

and told she was "better than television."

Donna attended Northwestern University and was involved with numerous theatrical productions. She is a multiple award-winning recording artist. She received a 2002 Parent's Choice Award for her first independent recording, "Live and Learn: The Exploding Frog and Other Stories." The October 2004 edition of the ALA Booklist gave Donna's second CD, "A Little Shiver," a recommended review. It also won the 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and the 2005 Storytelling World Honors. Her third CD, "Fun, Foolery, and Folktales," also won the 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and a 2006 Storytelling World Honors. Her fourth CD, "The Sword and The Rose," has won an iParenting Media 2005 Excellent Product Award, a 2005 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, and a 2006 Storytelling World Award. In addition, all of her CDs have won the 2005 Children's Music Web Awards. Donna's fifth CD, "Angels' Laughter," was released in May 2006.

Donna has performed at thousands of schools & libraries and numerous storytelling festivals throughout the country. She has also been featured at multiple storytelling festivals, including the National Storytelling Festival, The Illinois Storytelling Festival, The Three Rivers Festival, The St. Louis Storytelling Festival, The NC StoryFest, The Corn Island and Cave Run Festivals in KY, and the Broward County Children's & Ocala Storytelling Festivals in FL- to name a few.