As well as being passionate about my own writing, I love partnering with writers to help them hone their craft, explore new techniques, become confident about process, and write the best possible manuscripts. I’ve worked with many writers at all stages of their careers over the past thirty years.
I lead workshops and masterclasses, creative projects and consultancies. For over 15 years I led the postgraduate creative writing programs at Macquarie University. I am a Visiting Fellow, Associate Professor with the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research, University of Canberra (virtual).
Julie Janson, Compassion:
…gratitude to Jane Messer, an extraordinarily gifted writer and mentor who I met through the Australian Society of Authors’ Mentorship program. She became my trusted editor who helped me bring together the threads of a rambling story into a cohesive novel. Her insight and perception were fearless and brilliant.’
julie janson, compassion, MilES FRANKLIN AWARD shortlist 2025, Magabala Books, 2024.
Lauren Crozier, The Best Witch in Paris:
‘Working with Jane made the experience of writing The Best Witch in Paris one of the happiest in my life. Jane wholeheartedly supported my vision, gave me the space I needed to find my story, and offered endless encouragement and brilliant advice along the way. My mentorship was more than a masterclass in writing – Jane’s support throughout the creative writing process helped me make my novel the best it could be, and to achieve my dream of becoming a published writer.’
Lauren Crozier, winner of the 2023 Text Prize, Best Witch in Paris, TEXT PUBLISHING 2024
I’m also the Founder and Director of the not-for-profit StorySALOON: Short Stories, Centre Stage. StorySALOON aims to grow the audience for Australian short stories by curating the best published works via live shows where the selected stories are read by talented actors to a live audience, recorded and edited into individual short story episodes and author interviews at StorySALOON Podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeart.
She/her. I work and live on unceded Gadigal country and acknowledge our First Nations peoples as the original storytellers of this country.
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