Jan Cornall Current CV

QUALIFICATIONS &TRAINING: 
Master of Arts in Cultural and Creative Practice, University of Western Sydney, 2012.
Certificate in Training Small Groups, TAFE, 2005.
Diploma of Homeopathic Medicine, Sydney Homeopathic College, 1994.
Teacher Training, Melbourne Teachers College 1967-70.

TEACHING –Universities, Writers Centres, Colleges, private.

2022: Writer's Journey Byron Bay, GlassHouse Mts, Draft Busters Weekly Online, Class Bento Online.

2021: Tutor,WEA, Draft Busters Weekly Online, Class bento Online

2020: Tutor,WEA, Writer's Journey, Draft Busters Weekly Online, Class Bento Online

2019:  Tutor,WEA, Writer's Journey, Draft Busters.
2018: Tutor,WEA, Writer's Journey, Draft Busters.
2017: Tutor, WEA, NSW Writer's Centre, Writer's Journey, Draft Busters.
2016: Tutor, WEA, Stitch and Weave,Laneway Learning, Class Bunny.
2015: Tutor, WEA, NSW Writer's Centre, ACT Writer's Centre.
2014: Tutor, WEA, NSW Writers Centre, University of Western Sydney - Moving Images Seminars
2013: Tutor, Writing For Performance, University of Western Sydney.
2012: Tutor, Creative Writing Project, University of Western Sydney.

2011: Tutor, Writing For Performance, Writing Fiction, University of Western Sydney.

2010: Tutor, Writing Fiction, University of Western Sydney.

2009: Tutor, Creative Non Fiction, University of Western Sydney.

2008: Tutor, Fiction Writing, University of Western Sydney.

2007: Associate lecturer, Creative Non Fiction, University of Western Sydney. Associate lecturer, Writing For Performance, University of Western Sydney.

2006, 09: Guest tutor Diponegoro University, East Java, Indonesia.

2003-5: Part-time lecturer, Writing For Performance, University of Technology Sydney.

2000 -15:Writing tutor/faciliator New South Wales Writers Centre, New England Writers Centre, South Coast Writers Centre, Victorian Writers Centre, Hunter Writers Centre WEA Sydney, Eastern Suburbs Community College, Inner West Community College, Byron Bay Adult Education, Mission Beach Community Arts Centre.

TEACHING -  Writers Journey - writing workshops in international locations. 

 

2020: Moroccan Caravan (pre Covid), Six Senses of Sefrou ( Morocco, virtual).

2019: Bali Retreats, Kumano Kodo, Japan, Iran workshop.
2018: Moroccan Caravan, Haiku Walking in Japan - the Nakasendo Way.
2017: Backstage Bali, Taste of Tibet (Nepal Tibet).
2016: Creative In Bhutan, Haiku Walking in Japan (following Basho)

2015: Temple Writing in Angkor Wat, Creative In Bhutan retreat.
2014: Vietnam Writing Journey, Morocan Caravan, Seize The Moment Workshop Massachusetts.

2004 -13 Annual Retreats inc.Breakthrough Writing in Fiji, Desert Writers (Alice Springs), Tarkine Wilderness (Tas) Backstage Bali, Mekong Meditations (Luang Prabang, Laos), Temple Writing in Burma.Moroccan Caravan. Workshops/retreats Indonesia, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Myanmar.Workshops in Bali in conjunction with Ubud Writers and Readers Festival(04,05, 06) Annual Workshops -Sydney - Summer and Winter Writers Lab, Draft Busters, Draft Swap, Write Your Book On A Weekend.

GRANTS and COMMISSIONS 

2015: CAL Copyright Agency, travel and residency grant, Istanbul, Turkey.
2009: Australia India Society travel grant.
2006: Asia Link Literary Residency, Indonesia.

2000-2: Writer In the Community, Upper Hunter Arts.

2001: Creative Development, CCD, Girls of The Reel.

2000: New Work, Theatre Fund, Hanging Onto The Tail Of A Goat.

1997: Creative Development, At the Crossroads.

1994: Writer In the Community, Newcastle Community Centre.

1989: New Work Grant, Binge.

1988: Creative Development, Music Board with Dal Babare.

1987–1991: Australian Film Commission screenplay development, Talk.

1989: Writer’s Fellowship, Literature Board, The Good Daughter.

1987: New Work grant – Tisket, Tasket, co- writer.

1986: New Writers Fellowship Literature Board, Escape.

1983: Art and Working Life Grant - Working Woman’s Lunch.

1982: Theatre Board, New Work, Woman On The Run .

1979: Writer In Residence, Pram Factory, Australian Performing Group, Melbourne.

WRITTEN WORKS (produced)

2013: Archipelagogo, Love Songs to Indonesia, a collection of poems, songs, short stories (pub Saritaksu Editions).
2008: Take Me To Paradise (play).

2006: Take Me To Paradise (novella) set in Ubud, Bali between the bombs (pub Saritaksu Editions).

2001: Girls Of The Reel  (musical play).Canberra, regional Australia tour with Women On Shoestring Theatre Co.

2000: Hanging Onto The Tail Of A Goat (play). Sydney Opera House, Melbourne, Wollongong, Penrith,

1999: Escape From a Better Place (ABC radio drama adaption).

1997: At the Crossroads (musical play). Canberra, regional Australia tour, Alice Springs, Darwin with Women On Shoestring Theatre Co. Published by Gininderra Press.

1994: Talk (feature film). Australian season, festivals in Europe and NYC.

1987: Escape From a Better Place (stage play). productions by four different companies Canberra, Melbourne, Albury, Newcastle.
1987: Tisket - Tasket  (co-writer children’s play) Newcastle region schools tour.

1986: House Wife - The Musical. Newcastle.

1984: Binge (teenage musical play).Newcastle region schools tour

1983: Working Woman’s Lunch (co-writer, worksite play).Tasmania, NSW tour,

1982: Altered Egos (comedy). Various venues, Sydney.

1982: Standing Up Bent -Woman On The Run (solo play).Seymour Centre, Sydney plus Melbourne, Canberra.

Aroma Billings exotic artiste ordinaire (comedy). Kinselas, Sydney plus various vennues.

1981: Worse Than Perverse (cabaret) Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide.

1980:Failing In Love Again (cabaret). Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, plus regional NSW.

1979: Failing In Love Again (musical). Pram Factory, Melbourne.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Daily Telegraph, Newcastle Herald, Jakarta Post, Urthona Magazine, Realtime Arts Magazine, Arts Hub, Adelaide Advertiser, Living Now Magazine.

EDITOR

2012: The Electronic Swagman by Raymond Hawkins. (Halstead Press)

2008: Gang Re: Publik - Australia Indonesia Creative Adventures, co-editor.

2006: Aphrodite,  Laire Siwi Mentari.(Kata Kita)

2005: On Nothing, Selected poems by Sitok Srengenge, co-editor (Kata Kita)

2005: Recipes For Everyday Life, Alison Nancye.

ALBUMS, CD’S, CASSETTES.

2006: Singing Srengenge.

1998: At the Crossroads. 

1987: Invisible Woman.

1986: Housewife, The Musical.

1980: Failing In Love Again.

1976: On The Edge, Baba Yaga USA.

LITERARY MENTOR for many published authors including:

Ingrid Woodrow, Goddess and The Galaxy Boy (Penguin).
Margo Lanagan, Tender Morsels (Allen and Unwin, Knopf USA).
Anne Lovell, Connie's Secret (Allen and Unwin).

Margaret Wilcox, Gone (Penguin).

Marguerite van Geldermalsen, Married to a Bedouin (Virago).

Catherine Therese, The Weight of Silence (Hachette Livre).

Margaret Stephenson Meere, The Child Within the Lotus (Rockpool). 

Walter Mason, Destination Saigon (Allen&Unwin).

Mary Delahunty,  Public Life, Private Grief (Hardie Grant).

Niromi De Soyza, Tamil Tigress (Allen&Unwin).
Hilary Linstead, Elisabeth Davies, Growing Old Outrageously (Allen & Unwin)
Jennifer Smart, The Wardrobe Girl ( Random House) 

A.D. Scott, Beneath The Abbey Wall (Simon &Schuster)
Raymond Hawkins, The Electronic Swagman (Halstead Press)

FESTIVALS AND CONFERENCES - SPEAKER AND PERFORMER

2018:  Makassar International Writer's Festival, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

2016: Mountain Echoes Literary Festival,  Bhutan.

2015: Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Burma.

2013: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Burma.

2012: Northern Kingdom Poetry Festival, Cambodia

2010: Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Open Arts Festival Beijing (performance art festival)

2009: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Utan Kayu Literary Biennale,Women Playwrights International Conference Mumbai.  

2008: Perfurbance, Merapi Festival.  Salitiga Festival, Java.

2006: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Perfurbance performance art festival.

 
2005: Ubud Writers Festival, St Kilda Writers Festival, Two Fires Festival. Braidwood

 
Darwin Wordstorm, Global Healing Conference Bali. Utan Kayu Literary Biennale Indonesia.

 

2004: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. 

2000: International Womens Playwrights Conference, Athens/ Delphi.

 RESIDENCIES

2019: Iran Residency, Kerman Province, Iran.

2015: Writer in Residence, Maumau Arts Centre, Istanbul, Turkey.
2014: Poet in Residence, Parliament on King Cafe, Newtown.
2013: Writer in Residence, Culture Vultures, Sefrou, Morocco.  

2009:Mata Air festival, Central Java.

2008: Bundanon Literary residency with Indonesian Artists.

OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Workshop Residency with Sitok Srengenge,

Gang Festival Sydney, Literary Residency with Triyanto Triwikromo

2006: Asia Link Literary Residency at Teater Utan Kayu, Jakarta.

2004-5: Community History Writing Residency Hawkesbury City Council, NSW.

2000-02: Upper Hunter Arts, Farming Communities Residency, NSW, Newcastle Community Arts Centre Writer in Community.

2000: Writing Residency, Adishakti House, India.

COLLABORATIONS with writers and artists in Asian region.

2013:

2010-11: Triyanto Triwikromo (Indonesia) short story anthology, festival performances S; Dili, Vietnamese crime writer.
2008:  Take me To Paradise (stage) Oz Asia Festival: Juma Adi (artist, puppeteer) Sitok Srengenge (poet, actor), Deva Permana, Wendy Angerrani (musicians).

2007-10:  Triyanto Triwikromo, prose poetry performance, Sidoarjo, ANU Canberra, Ubud Writers Festival Borobodur. Literary Lesehan at Gang Festival Sydney.

2006: Indonesian poet Sitok Srengenge(CD) Performance Klub (performance art projects), musician Imel Rosalin(CD Singing Srengenge), Buta Buti Film Collective (documentary), Bastard Sons (poetry & music performance Yogjakarta - Mom and her Bastard Sons).

2005: Sitok Srengenge at Darwin Wordstorm, poetry performance.

2000: Tibetan Australian performer, Tenzing Tsewang, play. 

PERFORMANCE - acting, comedy and music.

Film Acting
1971  - 83: The Firm Man directed by John Duigan, Dalmas, directed by Bert Deling, On Guard directed by Susan Lambert & Sarah Gibson, Serious Undertakings — award winning short film by Helen Grace. 

Comedy
1982 - 83. The Gap - Women's comedy with Gretel Killeen, Mandy Salomon, Wendy Harmer, produced by Judy Barnsley and Larry Buttrose. Characters Tour with same line up to regional NSW.
Kinselas - opening act for Gary McDonald,  Aroma Billings, Multicultural Waitress, Exotic Artiste Ordinaire
The Comedy Pub Melbourne with Denise Scott.


Music

2020: Faiing in Love Again at Mardi Gras Oxtravaganza Festival, Sydney.

2019: Failing In Love Again at State Library and Girls In Our Town Concert with Elizabeth Drake, Marget Roadnight, Jeannie Lewis , Janie Conway, Krista Hughes in Sedition Festival, Sydney.
2005-9:  Darwin, Jakarta, Bandung, Ubud, Java - tour and festival performances.
1980 - 82:  Failing In Love Again east coast capital cities tour, concert tour with Elizabeth Drake, Margaret Roadnight, Jeannie Lewis, Janie Conway, guest spot Robyn Archer and Cabaret Conspiracy tour - Sydney North Coast, Canberra, produced by Johnny Allen.
1979: They Said It Couldn't Happen Concert at RMIT produced by Di Duncombe
1977: Baba Yaga band tour, west coast USA and Canada.