JANIE CONWAY HERRONNovelist, poet, musician and songwriter, Janie Conway-Herron, comes from a well-known musical family. She was a founding member of popular 1970's feminist band Stiletto and along with her brothers Mic and Jim Conway she was part of that heady Australan artistic scene of 1970s and 80s and beyond, performing in numerous bands in inner city Melbourne and Sydney as well as touring nationally. After gaining her doctorate in Creative Writing at the University of Western Sydney Janie coordinated the writing program at Southern Cross University for many years. Her essays, poems and short stories have been published in a range of journals and anthologies and she has appeared at conferences and writers festivals in Australia as well overseas. Janie's first novel, Beneath the Grace of Clouds, was published in 2010. Since 2004 Janie has regularly conducted women's creative writing workshops with Burmese refugees for the NGO Altsean Burma. The resulting anthologies of refugee stories have been distributed internationally, and Janie's work with refugees has been recognised in Europe and South East Asia. Along with Timi Bell and Karen Connors, Janie is also a member of popular vocal harmony and rhythm-based trio Jatika who draw on myriad influences including folk, blues, jazz and country. No strangers to blockades, demonstrations and topical songwriting they are a classy act that couples environmental and humanist sensibilities with luscious three-part harmony. Janie has recorded a collection of songs to accompany the novel Another Song About Love. The book and the collection of songs bring Janie's creative worlds - music and writing - together for the first time. Read More Read Less