Liza Donnelly
- Writer
Liza Donnelly is an award-winning cartoonist and writer for The New Yorker Magazine and other publications. Author and editor of 18 books for children and adults, her most recent book is a history, Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, and her book Women on Men was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Donnelly's essays have appeared in the NY Times, Washington Post, Medium and CNN.com and others. A sought-after international public speaker; her TED talk was translated into 40 languages and viewed online over 1.4 million times, she has spoken at the United Nations, and was accepted to speak at SXSW three times. Donnelly received an honorary PhD from the University of Connecticut for her work in peace and women's studies. The innovator/creator of digital live journalism, Donnelly has worked for CBS News and CNN covering live events and politics in drawing. She created animations for CBS News, Flatiron Books, as well as scripting a short animation for TED. With her screenplay, Seeing Things (based on her essay in The New Yorker), Donnelly was accepted into Stowe Story Labs, and she has several projects for the screen in various stages of completion. Her documentary, Drawing on Humor, is in development and is based on her book, Very Funny Ladies.