Biography of Julie Janson

Julie Janson works as a playwright, screenwriter, producer, script editor, and assessor in Sydney and internationally. She has received numerous grants and fellowships including the Developing Writers Fellowship, Australia Council; the Australian Film Television and Radio School Literature Board Attachment and the Asialink Literature Resident in Indonesia . Julie is a long time elected member of the NSW Committee for the Australian Writers Guild. Her produced plays:GUNJIES; BLACK MARY; LOTUS WAR; SEASON TO TASTE at Belvoir St Theatre Sydney. BLACK MARY was also produced in Arizona USA. Her most recent play THE CROCODILE HOTEL was workshopped in Makassar, Sulawesi , Indonesia , with assistance from Asialink. Julies awards include GUNJIES, Highly Commended, Human Rights Award and Nominated for an AWGIE. THE CROCODILE HOTEL was short listed for the Patrick White Award. BLACK MARY & GUNJIES has been published by Aboriginal Studies Press and THE CROCODILE HOTEL has been published by Coastlines Magazine. Julie was a writer in residence at Camac Centre de Art, Marnay sur Seine France in 2005, here she wrote the first draft of a new play, EATING LA PEROUSE. Theatre Company: The Australian Performance Exchange consists of director, Sally Sussman and Julie Janson. They have worked collaboratively on many cross-cultural projects to enable artists to express the connections and clashes between traditional forms and contemporary sensibilities between Asia , Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australia.