Hey there, I’m Joanne!

I’m an award-winning Australian–American screenwriter, a playwright, and founder of Sweetest Pit Bull Productions.

I create original stories for stage and screen, driven by a love for writing underdog characters across multiple genres.

My screenplays have received international acclaim, earning awards and official selections in festivals and competitions in the US and UK. As a playwright, I’m part of the Writers’ Card community at Royal Court Theatre and the Creators Program at Young Vic in London.

An extract from my debut full-length contemporary play, Seasons of You, was selected to perform at the Play/Test Scratch Night at The Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham, England.

I trained in screenwriting at RMIT University (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), as well as playwriting and set design at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) in Australia.

I’m a member of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Australian Writers’ Guild.

Beyond stage and screen, I’m also an author.