John Misto has been a writer for thirty years, shining light on little known histories that are sometimes controversial. His television movies and miniseries about important historical events in Australia like Sisters of War and The Day of the Roses have won several awards. Misto's works are based on true stories and include intriguing details that bring the histories to life.

1. JOHN MISTO

2. JOHN MISTO
 For the past thirty years, John
Misto has been shining a light into
the dark corners of history. The
stories he has discovered have been
fascinating, amusing and sometimes
controversial. Misto makes no
apologies for this: “It’s every
writer’s duty to ask the right
questions at the wrong time.”
 If you’re a fan of John Misto’s, have
seen his plays, The Shoe-Horn
Sonata,Dark Voyager and many
more.

3. Sisters of War
 Misto’s television credits are extensive. His latest
telemovie, Sisters of War, won the Queensland
Premier’s Literary Award. It’s the true story of a
friendship between an Australian nun and an army
nurse who were captured by the Japanese in 1942.

4. Heroes’ Mountain
 Misto also wrote Heroes’ Mountain about the
rescue of Stuart Diver after the Thredbo Landslide.
“Stuart is an extraordinary man, courageous, modest
and inspiring,” says Misto. “There was one funny
story we couldn’t use because no one would believe
it. Some working girls, at a brothel in Melbourne,
decided they wanted to cheer up the rescuers. So
they rented a bus and drove to Thredbo. They ended
up handing out soup for the Salvation Army.”
 Heroes’ Mountain won a Gold Plaque at the
Chicago International Television Festival.

5. The Day of the Roses
 In January, 1977, a railway bridge
collapsed on a Sydney passenger train
killing 83 people and trapping dozens
more. The untold and shocking story
behind this disaster was the subject of
John Misto’s mini-series, The Day of
the Roses. “It was one of our darkest
days. Bystanders looted the morgue and
stole from the bodies of the dead. Yet the
bravery of the rescuers was phenomenal.
Many of them, facing certain death,
refused to leave their posts.”
 Misto won an AFI Award for his script
for The Day of the Roses, and an
Australian Writers’ Guild Award. The
mini-series also won a Silver Logie

6. The Devil’s Companions
 His first novel, a thriller, The
Devil’s Companions, was
published in 2005 by Hachette.
It is the story of a young
detective who is convinced a
group of nuns are guilty of
child-abuse.
 John Misto is an in-demand
speaker. At his last talk, to a
sold-out luncheon at Sydney’s
Ensemble Theatre, the
audience booed when the
manager ordered his talk to
end! They demanded more.

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