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Donna Williams
Donna Williams, May 2011
Donna Williams, May 2011
BornDonna Keene
12 October 1963
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died22 April 2017(2017-04-22) (aged 53)
OccupationWriter
Period1992–2017
GenreNon-fiction, autobiography, poetry
Literary movementAutism rights
Website
www.donnawilliams.net

Donna Leanne Williams (born Donna Keene; 12 October 1963 – 22 April 2017) was an Australian singer-songwriter, author and artist.[1][2] In 1991, she was officially diagnosed as autistic. She wrote four autobiography books: Nobody Nowhere, Somebody Somewhere, Like Colour to the Blind and Everyday Heaven. She also wrote several books on autistic spectrum conditions.

References

  1. "'Nobody Nowhere' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Golson, Emily B (2005). "Williams, Donna (1963– )". In Boynton, Victoria; Malin, Jo (eds.). Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography. Vol. 2: K–Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 565–567. ISBN 978-0-31332-739-1.

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