Jonsson-Harrison, Marie

Jan Gaebler Smith graduated from the University of Hawaii in journalism and creative writing. She later gained profession qualifications in library and information management and is a former national President of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). She had careers in public relations and corporate library management and university level teaching, before establishing a bookshop and art gallery. Jan has always loved children's picture books! Jan was born in Portland, Oregon, travelled broadly as a child with her family, but has lived most of her adult life in Adelaide, Sou...