The Inaugural Surf Coast Writers Festival, June 27 2026

 

The new writers and readers festival on the Victorian Surf Coast, at Torquay RACV

 June 27 2026 

It's going to be great to be one of the guest writers at this new Victorian writers festival.  I'll be on the Playwright Panel with my talented friend Sandy Fairthorne, and we'll be discussing  writing for the stage and getting our work performed. 

I am looking forward to meeting Kate Halfpenny and talking with her about her mid-life memoir Boogie Wonderland.  

There are so many good writers, interviews, workshops ...

For more information and tickets follow this link: Surf Coast Writers Festival

2025 National Celtic Festival

 It really was great to be part of this talented  writers panel at the National Celtic Festival in Portarlington last night, convened by actor Simon Gleeson. With Fleur Saxton,  C21 Theatre Company's Stephen Kelly, and Ellie O'Neill.

Introducing 'Molly Says Yes' at the National Celtic Festival in June

Have you ever been to Portarlington for the National Celtic Festival? It is THE best, in June every year, with so many great international and national performers.

This year I will be there to introduce a new work-in-progress: more details soon.

Check out the Festival here:

The National Celtic Folk Festival

https://www.nationalcelticfestival.com/

VCE School Production of 'Dolly Stainer of Kew Cottages'

 

It was so great to attend  the VCE theatre students school production at Aitken College. They did an amazing job bringing my play 'Dolly Stainer of Kew Cottages' to the stage. Their stagecraft was excellent, and the acting sensitive and assured.

Congratulations to the talented team, and their inspiring teacher and director Michael Cooper. 

Write with me at Geelong Gallery

 Q:Why do I love teaching this Creative Writing Workshop at beautiful Geelong Gallery ?

 A: The people who come along to explore Using Art As Inspiration enjoy it so much. 

2024 Workshops:

Saturday 13 April 3-5pm FINISHED

Saturday 1 June 3-5pm FINISHED 

Stereo Stories

 I am so happy to see my very short story, Landslide, published today by Stereo Stories.

A song, a time, a place...

You can read it here 

https://www.stereostories.com/landslide-by-the-dixie-chicks-story-by-janet-brown/

Happy New Year; Australasian Drama Studies article

Wishing everyone a good 2024. Let's make a resolution to explore our creativity.

It's great to be invited back to the beautiful Geelong Gallery for 2024. Come along and write with me, using Art As Inspiration, on Saturday 24 Feb, 3-5pm. Creative Writing Workshop.

Tickets here BOOKED OUT

We can enjoy experiencing the Kungka Kunpu (Strong Women) exhibition.

Australasian Drama Studies 83v

Dr Rebecca Clode interviewed me as one of 10 Australian women playwrights about the impact of Covid 19 on our work. The academic report has just been published in the current issue of the academic  journal of Australasian Drama Studies and makes very interesting reading about the challenges we faced. Here's an excerpt of the first 3 pages of the 35p report: