About Jane

  • Juice Creativ's creator Jane Cornes Maclean is a multi award-winning writer, journalist and songwriter.
  • Jane was WA state editor for Gourmet Traveller magazine for over a decade. She was Scoop magazine's first food and wine editor, and the inaugural program director of the Mundaring Truffle Festival.
  • For five years, Jane wrote independent restaurant reviews for Post Newspapers under the "Madame Lush" byline.
  • In 2009, Jane won the Alinta Hospitality Awards for Excellence Media Award for a significant contribution to the restaurant and catering industry by a journalist.
  • Jane has edited numerous non-fiction titles and contributed feature articles to a wide variety of magazines and newspapers. You'll also find her on Soundcloud, talking up food on ABC Radio's Mutual Mastication segment. 
  • Jane was the artistic director of the Nanga Music Festival for almost a decade – a role she stepped down from in 2018 to focus on her own creative work. She continues to run her monthly Monday Supperclub, showcasing quality acoustic talent.
  • Today Jane's primary focus – and joy – is helping others realise their creative potential. 
  • Jane teaches songwriting and writing at retreats in Australia and overseas. She runs therapeutic writing classes for women who have experienced domestic and family violence  through Starick, one of WA's foremost providers of domestic and family violence support services. She also works with PTSD West, providing therapeutic writing classes for women who have experienced PTSD.
  • Jane has written dozens of songs, released four CDs of original music and was half of acclaimed duo Doris. Today, she performs with her husband Neil in the trio Jane and The Rain, playing at festivals and events throughout Australia.
  • "Mermaid's Lullaby", co-written by Jane and Neil, was named best song at the 2020 Tablelands Folk Festival songwriting competition.
  • In 2020, Jane wrote, photographed and designed her first book of recipes and stories, Lazy Fare. The book went on to win a coveted special category award at the Gourmand International book awards.
  • In that same year, Jane won the AAWP's best short story competition.
  • Today, Jane lives in Australia with her husband Neil.