Welcome to the story of my life - I've listed many of the activities and positions I've undertaken to reach where I am today. I am reminded of the Chinese saying "A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step" - mine was writing a poem in a rainforest (see my background page).

JILL MORRIS
Book Farm
8 Rees Lane
Maleny QLD 4552
Ph (07) 5494 3000
Fax (07) 5494 3284

• B.A., Dip. Ed. (University of Queensland)
  
• LSDA (AMEB) LTCL (Trinity College of London) (Speech & Drama)
  
  

• Churchill Fellowship 1972 visited 14 countries studying Creative Activities for Children
  
• Australia Council Literature Board Member 1976-79
  
• Artist in Schools: Kooweerup High 1985, Warrnambool Primary 1986, Windsor Primary 1988,
  
• Bacchus Marsh 1990, Kilcoy High 1994, Mt Kilcoy Primary 1994, Roma '94&'97
  
• National Book Council Tours VIC & NSW 1986, WA 1990, NSW 1994
  
• Writer-in-Residence (WA) Australia Council Literature Board 1993
  
• Literature Board Writing Grants 1981, 1995
  
• Arts Queensland Publishing Grant 1994
• Arts Queensland Writing Grants 1995 & 1996
  
  

• Queensland Writers' Centre Regional Representative, 1993-4
  
• Australian Society of Authors Committee of M'gment, 1992-4
  
• ASA Queensland Members' Representative, 1992-4
  
• Film Queensland Advisory Committee, 1994-6
  
• Film Queensland Rep, Arts Qld MultiMedia Sub-ctee, 1995-6
  
• Sunshine Coast University Coll. Plan Ctee & Council, 1993-99
  
  

• Greater Glider Productions Found. Director & Mg Dir, 1983-96
  
• Black Possum Publishing Co-op Founding Director, 1990-91
  
• Book Farm Founding Director, Maleny, QLD, 1989-96
  
• Educational ecotourism market/group S/Coast: initiator, 1994
  
• DBIRD RED Scheme projects 1993, 1996
  
• Small Business Development Corporation network, 1994-5
  
• Sunshine Coast Tourism networks, 1992-6
  
• Sunshine Seven REDO Board Member, 1996-8
  

• 'AUSSIE SWAG' Curriculum Development Centre 1988
  
• 'AUSSIE TRIUMPHS' Curriculum Corporation 1991
  
• 'CLEVER COMPANY' Curriculum Corporation(Package-Publishing) 1992
  
• 'ANIMALS OF OZ' Rigby Education 1985
  
• 'HOMECOMING - IMAGES OF VIETNAM' 1992
  
  

• 'HARRY THE HAIRY-NOSED WOMBAT Golden Press
  
• 'THE BOY WHO PAINTED THE SUN' Penguin
  
• 'THE LADY DOWN THE ROAD' Silver Gum Press
  
• 'AUSTRALIAN BATS' Greater Glider
  
• 'AUSTRALIAN OWLS, FROGMOUTHS & NIGHTJARS'
  
• 'AUSTRALIAN FROGS - Amazing Amphibians'
  
• 'AUSTRALIAN KANGAROOS - Magnificent Macropods
  
• 'GREEN AIR' Greater Glider
  
• 'THE WOMBAT WHO TALKED TO THE STARS'
  
• 'RAINBOW WARRIOR - Battle for the Planet' Omnibus
  
• 'THE GHOST OF DROPCROC' Addison Wesley Longman
  

• Producer ABC Education 1957-78
  
• Producer/writer 'BANGOTCHER JUNCTION' BBCRADIO 65eps 1983
  
• Radio scriptwriter RADIO HELICON ABC 1983, 87, 89
  
• TV Scriptwriter 'THE SULLIVANS' Crawfords 1982
  
• Film writer 'CHILDREN OF BRAZIL WorldVision 1992
  
• 'THE MYSTERY OF THE PATRIARCH'
  

• University of Queensland
• Swinburne
• QUT
• Victoria College
• Council of Adult Education (Melbourne)

• 'THE AGE' Children's TV Writer 1979-87
  
• 'THE WEEKENDER' & 'GREEN GUIDE' Column.1980-87
  
• Writing Freelance Articles for Newspapers & Magazines (Pitman/Interface)
  

• 'CHRISTMAS IN STORYLAND' 1964-72
  
• Theatre-in-Education SCRIPTS Twelfth Night Theatre 1964-72
  
• 'ALMOST A DINOSAUR' Polyglot Puppets 1987-95 (published by Currency Press
• venues include:
  • Sydney Opera House
  • over 500 schools
  • Taiwan tour (1995)
• 'THE ARK OF OZ' rock musical - co-writer, producer 1988
  
• 'FLATTEN the ECHIDNAS & SHOOT the KANGAROOS'(Maleny Folk Festival 1993)
  
• 'THE SEARCH FOR THE SPOTTED-TAILED QUOLL' 1997
  

• 'BANGOTCHER JUNCTION TO THE RESCUE' (65-episode serial prod for BBC Radio) Prologic/Dataworks
  

• 'THE BOY WHO PAINTED THE SUN'
  
• 'SOUNDS SPOOKY!' Anthology (Greater Glider) 1994 (editor/producer)
  
  

• Australian Writers Guild
• Australian Society of Authors
• Children's Book Council of Australia
• Society of Editors
• Interp. Australia Association
• Queensland Writers Centre
• Business & Tourism Association Sunshine Coast
• Blackall Range Tourism Association
• Churchill Fellows Association
• Peace of Green multiple artform Collective, Maleny QLD
• Eco-Tourism Association of Australia

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