Anne Mary Brooksbank (born 1943) is an Australian writer. She has written a number of novels as well as scripts for film and TV. She teaches screenwriting at The

Australian Film Television and Radio School The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority. History Establishe ...

Personal life

She was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

and studied English literature and history at

Melbourne University The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

and painting at the National Gallery School before becoming a professional writer. She was married to

Bob Ellis Robert James Ellis (10 May 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an Australian writer, journalist, filmmaker, and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germa ...

, with whom she occasionally collaborated.

Novels

*''Mad Dog Morgan'' (1976) *''Archer'' (1985) *''On Loan'' (1990) *''All My Love'' (1991) *''Marriage Acts'' (2000) *''Mother's Day'' (2005) *''Sir Katherine'' *''Big Thursday'' *''Father's Day''

Select film and TV credits

*''

Avengers of the Reef ''Avengers of the Reef'' is a 1973 Australian children's film directed by Chris McCullugh and starring Simon Drake. Plot Scientist Bill Stewart goes to Fiji with his son Tim to investigate the appearance of the crown-of-thorns starfish in the r ...

'' (1973) *''

Case for the Defence ''Case for the Defence'' is a 1978 Australian legal TV series.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 102 It starred John Hamblin as Sydney defence lawyer John Case and Judith Arthy as Winsome Blake. Supporting cast ...

'' (1978) *'' Maybe This Time'' (1980) *''

The Winds of Jarrah ''The Winds of Jarrah'' is a 1983 Australian film adapted from a Mills & Boon novel. It was never released to cinemas.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p117 The film wa ...

'' (1983) *'' Land of Hope'' (1986) *''All My Love'' (2015), a play about

Henry Lawson Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial perio ...

and

Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Jean Gilmore (née Cameron; 16 August 18653 December 1962) was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to Australian literature and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry. Gi ...

's relationship. *'' Don't Tell'' (2017)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooksbank, Anne 1943 births Living people Australian women novelists 20th-century Australian novelists 21st-century Australian novelists Australian women screenwriters Australian television writers Australian women television writers 20th-century Australian women writers 21st-century Australian women writers Screenwriting instructors