Daniel Sitts is an illustrator, writer, and documentarian from the village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY. His work focuses on nature, fantasy, and the psychological residue of closeted adolescence. The backbone of his practice is his personal archive of journals, which spans 18 years. During COVID quarantine, Daniel rediscovered a short story he wrote when he was 14, which he (heavily) revised and transformed into his first book, a fantasy novel about fairyboys who trade limbs with trees.
Daniel studied film and photography at Ithaca College. As a field producer for StoryCorps, he recorded 400 audio interviews, most of which are archived in the Library of Congress, and 7 of which were broadcast on NPR. Daniel also produced a full season of StoryCorps’ animated content for PBS. He has received fellowships and residencies from the Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab, Pocoapoco, UnionDocs Collaborative Studio, the TransAtlantic Talent Lab, and the Spruceton Inn. He has also worked as a story hunter for StoryCorps, Huffpost, and Google.