With a background in social research and an interest in hybrid forms of storytelling, Johanna’s CV spans writing, podcasting, oral storytelling, non-fiction theatre, public art and community cultural development.
PUBLICATIONS
Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back, 2019, Allen & Unwin
Go Home Cheeky Animals, 2016, Allen & Unwin
Too Many Cheeky Dogs, 2014, Allen & Unwin
Bush Stone-curlew, Flightpath, 2017, Hallowell Press
First Kiss, Inside Out, 2017, University of Melbourne
Silver Linings, Overland, 2016
AWARDS
Winner CBCA Book of the Year (Early Childhood), 2017
Winner Northern Territory Literary Award for Poetry, 2018
Winner, Northern Territory Literary Award for Short Story, 2016
Runner Up, Overland Literary Magazine, Short Story Wine Prize, 2016
Shortlisted for the NT Media Award, Best Feature for the SPUN Stories Podcast, 2017
Shortlisted for the Northern Territory Literary Award for poetry, 2019
Shortlisted for the Northern Territory Literary Award for short story, 2018
Shortlisted for the Alan Marshall Short Story Competition, 2017
Shortlisted for the NIBILUK short story competition, 2017
Shortlisted for the Northern Territory Literary Award for poetry, 2017
Shortlisted twice for Northern Territory Literary Award, flash fiction, 2016
Shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia’s Book of the year, 2016
Shortlisted for Koala (NSW), YABBA (VIC), KROC Awards (NT), 2016 & 2014
Shortlisted for Territory Read Award, 2014
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Churchill Fellowship (Community Storytelling), 2017
Arts NT Arts Fellowship (Octopus), 2018-19
City of Darwin Community Benefit Grant (Octopus), 2019
ArtsNT Live Darwin Arts Grant (ATMOS: Season 2), 2018, 2019
ArtsNT Live Darwin Arts Grant (ATMOS: Season 1), 2018
Brown’s Mart Build Up Grant (Verbatim Theatre Project), 2017, 2018
ArtsNT Strategic Development Grant (Business & Communications Planning), 2017
ArtsNT Development Grant (ATMOS: Listening parties for story lovers), 2017
ArtsNT Development Grant (Life & Art of Dion Beasley: an illustrated memoir), 2017
ArtsNT Development Grant (SPUN), 2015
Regional Arts Fund Development Grant (SPUN in Pine Creek & Katherine), 2015
ArtsNT Development Grant (Go Home Cheeky Animals!), 2015
INPEX Community Grant (SPUN), 2015
City of Darwin Temporary Public Artwork Grants, 2015 & 2016
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Founder & Director, StoryProjects, 2014 - current
Founder & Creative Director, InsideOUT, 2018 - current
Co-Founder & Co-Director, OCTOPUS, 2018 - current
Founder & Creative Director, SPUN Stories, 2015 - 2019
Executive Producer, SPUN Stories Podcast, 2017 – 2019
Creative Director, ATMOS: Listening parties for story lovers, 2017 - 2019
Creative Producer, Locals who love birds, City of Darwin, 2016
Co-Producer of RED (RICE Cultural Weekend), Brown’s Mart, 2016
Creative Producer, Photo Fence, City of Darwin, 2015
Creative Producer, Feast of Stories, National Rural Health Alliance, 2015
SOCIAL RESEARCH
Research & Evaluation Officer, Northern Territory Library, 2013 - 16
Program Manager, Menzies School of Health Research, 2009 - 12
Research Consultant, Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia, 2007 - 09
Youth Participation Officer, NSW Department Environment & Conservation, 2006 - 07
Youth Programs Coordinator, Inspire Foundation, 2004 - 06
EDUCATION
Masters in Program Evaluation, Melbourne University, 2011
B.A Communications (Social Inquiry), University of Technology Sydney, 2004
