I am a dancer!
Like stormy nights
lightning strikes
zig zag movements running across the sky
my dance is my drawing
(excerpt from I am a dancer: janice slater
(c) 1990's)
Drawing: (c) & courtesy of Jacqueline van Leeuwenstein. Arnhem, Nederlands
An Interview with Jeni Mawter
Jan.s: Jeni, we’ve only met recently at the children’s illustrators/writers meet chaired by the wonderful Susanne Gervay at The Hughenden. What struck me about you was your quiet forthrightness and also that you have a whacky sense of humour! At our last meet you talked about a breakthrough and to herald in your new awakening…you gave each of us a pink flying pig candle!!! Can I ask you to share with me that breakthrough? Jeni: Ah, the flying pig candle … Of course, I can share my breakdown, breakout, er, breakthrough. After many years of publishing success as a writer with two major series published by Harper Collins Australia (the ‘So!’ series: So Gross!, So Feral!, So Sick!; So Festy!; So Grotty! and So Stinky! And the ‘Freewheelers’ series: Unleashed!; Launched! and Extreme!) as well as many books with smaller publishing houses I hit a brick wall. The Freewheelers series had been optioned for television, but when funding fell through the series was dro...
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