Along with being an avid adventurer and artist, I’m a proud published writer! I’m currently working on my third novel. I mostly write about topics that drive social change. At times, I get heavy, but advocacy is surprisingly therapeutic 😉
You can explore my art through my Instagram page @abstractjanie.
Some of my published writing …
Butterflies in the System. Telwell Talent, 2020. ISBNs 978-0-2288-4017-6, 978-0-2288-3. A novel about a girl navigating Montreal’s infamous youth protection system.
“The Door.” Women & Art. Golden Women’s Resource Centre, 2019. A short story about love.
Golden Area Local Species Guide. Rocky Mountain School District #6, 2019. A fun children’s nature guidebook.
Sky-bound Misfit. Tellwell Talent, 2018. ISBNs 978-0-2288-0352-2, 978-0-2288-0353-9, 978-0-2288-0351-5. A novel about a girl navigating the effects of a sexual assault.
“Was That a No?” Beauty after violence, janepowell.ca, 2025. A poem about police complicity in domestic violence.
“I was raped in the 1980s and this is why I never reported.” Huffington Post, Canada. October 12, 2018. An opinion piece about why women don’t report sexual violence.
“Creative writing helped me work through my depression.” Huffington Post, Canada. January 29, 2019. An opinion piece about using our creativity to work through the effects of traumatic events.
A blog on Peace after violence 