Janine lives in rural Northland and enjoys attending writing workshops and writing for children. In 2015 her children's picture book manuscript Seaside Countdown was shortlisted for the Joy Cowley Award.

In 2019 Janine was the inaugural recipient of the Janice Marriott Mentorship award with her manuscript Holding The Horse. 

IN 2020 Janine was shortlisted for the Tom Fitzgibbon award for a junior fiction manuscript with her manuscript Holding The Horse.

HOLDING THE HORSE published 2022. A Storylines New Zealand notable book award winner 2022. Finalist in the NZCYA awards 2023 in the Best First Book category. 

LIKE THE WIND, the sequel to Holding The Horse, published 2023. A Storylines Notable Book award winner 2023.

THE SECRET STAIRCASE SERIES is a timeslip trilogy set in Russell/Kororareka in the Bay of Islands.

Book 1  The Secret Staircase    published 2024

Book 2 Music on Kohatu Street   published 2025

Book 3 Danger at Kohatu House  publication date September 2026

In 2024, Janine became the inaugural recipient of the Lynley Dodd Children's Writers Award, an award intended for authors who have established their identity in the field of children’s literature, showcasing richness, range and depth in their work, and who have published two of three books. The recipient should exemplify the strength and quality of children’s literature in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

---