janna cawrse

writer


sailor

traveler

teacher

partner

friend

mom

dreamer

books

When Janna Cawrse

was fifteen years old,

she decided she would

one day sail the world.










Fifteen years later,

she set out.


Ever since, she’s been writing about it.

Part adventure, part love story, The Motion of the Ocean recounts how two young dreamers take a most unusual honeymoon cruise: 17,000 miles across the Pacific on their own 35-foot sailboat. From Seattle to the South Pacific to Hong Kong, Janna and her partner become neurotic about weather, get attacked by mildew, and befriend cockfighters, cross-dressers, tattooists, and thieves.


If their marriage can survive this, it can survive anything...

Currently a landlubber, Janna writes about love and parenting for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Her blog, Happily Even After, chronicles balancing kids, career, friends, and self, while keeping the relationship afloat with the dreadfully charming Mr. Right.

The Motion of the Ocean:

1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and

the World’s Longest Honeymoon

(Touchstone/Fireside, Summer 2009)

Happily Even After

Moms Like Sex Too

SEX. It’s what got us here in the first place. But what harried new mom has time and energy to talk about it anymore, let alone DO it? Janna writes a column about sex and motherhood for Seattle Mom Blogs because--even though sometimes we might forget--Moms Like Sex Too.

events

Janna has been selected as a

2008 Jack Straw Writer!

Come hear a live reading of her

(and her fellow writers’) work:


Wed., May 21, 2008

7:00 p.m.

Jack Straw Productions

4261 Roosevelt Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105


Jack Straw is a Seattle non-profit dedicated to the production and presentation of audio art. Each year a curator selects twelve Jack Straw Writers to receive training in audio recording and live voice performance.

Janna will speak on the

Success Stories Panel at this summer’s

PNWA Writers Conference


Thurs., July 17, 2008

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.


(You must register for the conference to attend.)

If you thought Harry and Sally had a good love story, take a listen to this. Janna wrote it for her partner Graeme for their wedding day. It’s called “The Rock Song,” and it rocks!


Yes, you can download it for free...

30 Voices

janna also blogs at...

MommyTalk.com

Thirty Voices is the blog by and for 30-something women around the world. Who knew there were so many ways to live thirty...

Janna’s “Moms Like Sex Too” column has been picked up by Mommytalk.com, a fantastic forum and networking site for moms across the U.S.

The Dragonfly Sets Sail

When Janna and Graeme set out on the riskiest honeymoon ever, they blogged about it all the way across the Pacific. Written for family, friends, and fellow sailors, it’s probably a bit too technical (and personal) for you. But, hey, if you’re feeling curious, here it is...