Banta, Donna

Donna Banta is a former Mormon and author of the novel, The Girls from Fourth Ward. Her short fiction has appeared in Latter-Gay Saints: an Anthology of Gay Mormon Fiction and the Todd Point Review. She also contributes to various Mormon-themed blogs including Ward Gossip, Ex-Mormon Mavens, and Main Street Plaza. She earned a BA in English from Brigham Young University and was married in the Mormon temple in Oakland, California. For many years she tried to remain active in the LDS Church as a "Mormon Feminist," an effort that led to her premature release from practically every ward position sh...