Janeen Brian (born 1948), is a South Australian writer of children's books. A primary school teacher prior to 1990, when she started writing full time, she published her 100th book in September, 2016.
Brian's work for middle school children Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son has been adapted to a stage production by Monkey Baa Theatre Company, with shows in regional Victoria and the Sydney Opera House.
Awards
Pilawuk-When I Was Young won a CBCA Eve Pownall Honour Award 1997.
Where Does Thursday Go? won a CBCA Honour Book 2002: Early Childhood for ages 2-6.
Hoosh! Camels in Australia shortlisted in the CBCA Eve Pownall Award 2006.
Look, Baby! won the 2021 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year for Birth to three years.