Jeni Mawter is a university lecturer, writer, and speaker who has taught creative writing since 2000. She has published over 30 books across various genres including picture books, early readers, junior novels, young adult novels, and non-fiction. She also judges literary awards, speaks at conferences, and volunteers with emergency services.

1. Jeni Mawter
CV and Published Works
2015
University Lecturer, teaching Writing for Young Adults, Master’s level (CWPG818) at Macquarie University
Teaching at The Australian Writer’ Centre, Lavender Bay
NSW State Emergency Service, Media Officer, North Sydney, Sydney Northern Region
Industry representative on the Industry Focus Panel: Digital Publishing Course, Macleay College, Sydney
Guest Speaker, International Women’s Day, Lane Cove Council, Lane Cove Library
Slideshare Finding Your Story
2014
Chair of the Judging panel for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction, NSW Premier’s Literature Award
Teaching at The Australian Writer’ Centre, Lavender Bay
Guideline Assessor for Australian Society of Authors, Children’s and Young Adult Mentorships
Chapter ‘Transmedia Toe-Dipping: Kiss Kill by Jeni Mawter’ in eBook, Transmedia Practise: A Collective
Approach, Inter-Disciplinary Press, ISBN: 978-1-84888-261-4
Judge, Lane Cove Library Literary Awards
Curator Scoop:it Young Adult and Children’s Stories http://www.scoop.it/t/young-adult-and-children-s-stories?
_tmc=TbDk_h5dJyAOjq7fE6mqO3jB0faMS4q1WMpmVBa-KBY
NSW State Emergency Service, Media Officer, North Sydney, Sydney Northern Region
http://www.slideshare.net/jenimawter/verbal-abuse-and-the-narcissist-communication-tactics-designed-
to-make-you-crazy
http://www.slideshare.net/jenimawter/why-cant-i-move-on-narcissistic-abuse-a-complex-trauma-compiled-
by-jeni-mawter
2013
Presented at the Global Project on Transmedia: Storytelling and Beyond Conference, Sydney Australia
Judge NSW Premier’s Literature Award Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction
University Lecturer, teaching Writing for Young Adults, Master’s level (CWPG818) at Macquarie University
Teaching at The Australian Writer’ Centre, Lavender Bay
Curator Scoop:it, Young Adult and Children’s Stories, http://www.scoop.it/t/young-adult-and-children-s-stories?
_tmc=TbDk_h5dJyAOjq7fE6mqO3jB0faMS4q1WMpmVBa-KBY
Lateral Learning; Creative Net and Speaker’s Ink Speaker’s Agencies - school visits, workshops.

2. http://www.slideshare.net/jenimawter/red-flags-to-narcissistic-personality-disorder-compiled-by-jeni-
mawter
http://www.slideshare.net/jenimawter/narcissistic-victim-syndrome-a-powerpoint-by-jeni-mawter
http://www.slideshare.net/jenimawter/moving-on-from-narcissistic-abuse-compiled-by-jeni-mawter
Joined NSW State Emergency Service as a volunteer
2012
Kiss Kill Really Blue Books (Young Adult Digital Transmedia)
‘Learn About Laughter’ The School Magazine Orbit: Issue 1, February 2012
Creative Writing teacher for the Sydney Writer’s Centre, Lavender Bay
Lateral Learning; Creative Net and Speaker’s Ink Speaker’s Agencies - school visits, workshops.
Judge NSW Premier’s Literature Award Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction
2011
The Snugglebump Jump Wombat Books (Picture Book)
Attended Creativity and Technology Conference, New York.
Patron for Children’s Charity Network.
Founding member of Literature Live! Connecting authors and illustrators with classrooms.
‘ICT and Literature: There’s a link.’ Article in Teacher, ACER, March 2011, Pp 68 - 72
Creative Writing teacher for the Sydney Writer’s Centre, Lavender Bay
Lateral Learning; Creative Net and Speaker’s Ink Speaker’s Agencies - school visits, workshops.
Attended Institute for the Future of the Book Conference, Melbourne.
2010
Patron for Children’s Charity Network.
Poem ‘Spring’ published in Alphabet Soup, Spring Edition.
Freewheelers: Unleashed, Launched and Extreme eBook (HarperCollins Publishers).
Taught Master’s students at Sydney University in ‘Writing for Children’.
Lateral Learning; Show & Tell and; Speaker’s Ink Speaker’s Agencies - school visits, workshops.
Creative Writing teacher for the Sydney Writer’s Centre, Lavender Bay.
Founding member of Literature Live! Connecting authors and illustrators with classrooms
‘So’ series released as eBooks (HarperCollins Publishers).
2009
Patron for Children’s Charity Network.

3. Speaker for Writing for Laughs event at The State Library of New South Wales.
Lateral Learning; Show & Tell and; Speaker’s Ink Speaker’s Agencies - school visits, workshops.
Creative Writing teacher for the Sydney Writer’s Centre, Lavender Bay.
Teacher of Creative Writing to Gifted and Talented Year 5 and 6 students based at the Balgowlah Extension
Studies Centre.
2008
Extreme! Book 3 in Freewheelers series. HarperCollins Publishers Australia.
The Human Body (primary non-fiction), Scholastic Australia – Classroom Focus.
‘Short’ anthology, Black Dog Books
2007
Launched! Book 2 in Freewheelers series. HarperCollins Publishers Australia.
Critical Thinking: Humour and Text Ages 5 - 8, Macmillan Education Australia.
Critical Thinking: Humour and Text Ages 8 – 10 Macmillan Education Australia.
Critical Thinking: Humour and Text Ages 10+ Macmillan Education Australia.
2006
The Freewheelers series: Book One. Unleashed!, HarperCollins Publishers Australia.
YA verse narrative, “Pear Legs, Hello”, for Alive and Winking, John Wiley & Sons Publishers.
So Sick! Audio, Bolinda Publishers
2005
So Stinky! (junior novel) HarperCollins Publishers Australia.
Turkey Pox (early reader) Macmillan Education Australia.
YA ‘Slow Swimming’ and ‘The Kiss’ published in Alive and Kicking, John Wiley & Sons Publishers.
So Feral! Audio, Bolinda Publishing.
So Festy! Audio, Bolinda Publishing.
Team Dream (tween novel), Otford Press Publishers
Writing Humour: Why Gross Works for Kids, published on www.jenimawter.com and presented at the Sydney
Writer’s Festival. Also published by ASLA in Teacher & Librarian.
Mentorship Article, Newswrite, The NSW Writer’s Centre.
Contributor to the PETA Narrative Writing Project with My Writing Process

4. 2004
So Festy! (junior novel) HarperCollins Publishers Australia
So Grotty! (junior novel) HarperCollins Publishers Australia
The Changing Face of Xmas in Australia (primary non-fiction), Scholastic Australia – Classroom Focus
So Gross! Audio, Bolinda Publishing
Web site developed www.jenimawter.com
2003
So Sick! (junior novel) HarperCollins Publishers Australia.
Review on Moonstorm for Classroom Magazine, Issue 3, Scholastic.
Review on Delightful Delilah, Issue 4, Classroom Magazine, Scholastic.
The Snowy Mountains Scheme (primary non-fiction), Scholastic Australia – Classroom Focus
Food (primary non-fiction), Scholastic Australia – Classroom Focus
2002
So Feral! (junior novel) HarperCollins Publishers.
Feelings (primary non-fiction), published by Scholastic Australia – Classroom Focus series.
Homes and Families (primary non-fiction), published by Scholastic Australia – Classroom Focus series.
Edited Taming Butterflies by Sue Whiting, for Otford Press.
2001
So Gross! (junior novel), HarperCollins Publishers Australia.
There’s a Sun Fairy in Our Garden (picture book), Axiom Publishers and Distributors.
Go,the Mobile! (early reader), Barrie Publishing, Melbourne.
The Most Unusual Pet (early reader), Barrie Publishing, Melbourne.
Classroom Focus: Special Days (primary non-fiction), Scholastic Australia.
Classroom Focus: Natural Disasters (primary non-fiction), Scholastic Australia.
Book reviews and articles for Classroom Magazine, Scholastic Australia.
Edited Night Noises by Sue Whiting for Otford Press.
Edited Uncle Alien by Sue Whiting for Otford Press.
2000
Maisie’s Race(junior reader), Macmillan Education Australia.
Articles and children’s book reviews for Classroom Magazine, Scholastic Australia.