Her writing has been in the areas of fiction for children and educational technology.
[1] In 1998, Wellburn's book Echoes From the Square (ISBN 0-921156-99-5) was published.
It tells a fictionalized story based on the real musician, Vedran Smailovic adding the character of a young boy who learns to cope in the aftermath of war in Sarajevo.
The paintings for the book were created by her partner Deryk Houston.
[2] Wellburn, Houston, and their children live in Victoria, British Columbia.