Kathleen Elizabeth McDonnell (born 1947 Chicago) is a Canadian author.
She has been writing plays, fiction and non-fiction for both adults and young audiences since the late 1970s, and has also been a freelance broadcaster for CBC Radio.
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1947, she came to Canada in 1969.
McDonnell has been Playwright-in-Residence at Youtheatre in Montreal and at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre (formerly Young People's Theatre) in Toronto, Ontario.
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