Jane Turner Goldsmith (Jane Turngold)

Jane Turner Goldsmith’s first novel Poinciana (Wakefield Press 2006) was shortlisted for a Commonwealth Prize in 2007. She has also published a junior novel (Gone Fishing, Macmillan Education, 2005), a non-fiction anthology of adoption stories, (Adopting: Parents’ Stories, Wakefield Press, 2007) short stories, articles and flash pieces, in Overland and The Saltbush Review. Her short story “Sudden Stops are Sometimes Necessary” was published in The Threepenny Review in 2024 and her story ‘Shiny Shoes’ was placed equal second in the 2021 Boroondara Literary Awards. In 2021 she was one of the judges of the Young Adult Literature Prize for the Adelaide Festival Awards, and in 2024 judged the Max Fatchen Award. She has recently completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. With Seb Tiburzio she has recently published an ebook, “Feel Better: Ten Invitations to Action” based on her years of counselling experience. Jane has run workshops on creative writing for adults and children.