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SUNNY IN THE NORTH POLE
COMING SOON!
Facing cancellation, an unrelatable weather anchor leaves Florida for the first time ever to film a last-ditch Christmas special in the small town of North Pole, Alaska, where a sexy, fiercely protective local begins to melt her icy perfection—until a lie threatens to blow everything up.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT BARRY
Jana's fifth screenplay -
Completed in February, 2026
When a rigid planner and a chaotic designer are double-booked to dog-sit a beach house, eight surprise Valentine’s puppies spark sleepless chaos—and feelings they never planned for before the owners return.
ROUGH SEAS
THE FLYING SPY TAKES A DIVE
· 2025 Top Finalist in Round 5 ISA’s Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay Contest
· 2026 2nd Round Selections in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship
· 2026 2nd Selection in Film Freeway’s Los Angeles International Screenplay
· 2026 Semifinalist in Stage 32 Film and Television Comedy
THE FLYING SPY TAKES A DIVE
BUFFETT BABES - Tiki Treasures
THE FLYING SPY TAKES A DIVE
Jana's third screenplay -·
2026 Quarterfinalist - Wiki Screenplay Contest
BUFFETT BABES - Tiki Treasures
BUFFETT BABES - Tiki Treasures
BUFFETT BABES - Tiki Treasures
Jana's second screenplay -
Top Finalist in the Round Four
2025 HollywoodGenre Comedy
Screenplay Competition
&
Quarter-Finalist for ISA's EMERGING Screenwriters - Action & Adventure Screenplay competition 2025
CHRISTMAS CRACKS
BUFFETT BABES - Tiki Treasures
BUFFETT BABES - Tiki Treasures
CHRISTMAS CRACKS - Jana's FIRST-EVER script!
· 2024 Semifinalist - Pitch to Page Screenwriting Contest
· 2025 Quarter-finalist – Film Freeway – Outstanding Screenplay Feature Competition
Novels & children's series updates
BOOK SIGNING
Enjoyed spending the day at Tattered Cover Books in Denver for a book fair hosted by Writing Heights in September, 2025. Promoted my children's series, JAQ'S WACKY DREAMS and met some wonderful new friends.
ALLERGIES OVER THE ATLANTIC
ALLERGIES OVER THE ATLANTIC 2nd place in the Georgia Romance Writers Moonlight & Magnolia Conference 2024 - Romantic Suspense category
** JANA has just completed the screen adaptation of ALLERGIES OVER THE ATLANTIC. See THE FLYING SPY TAKES A DIVE information above!
MOUNTAINS OF DOUGH
MOUNTAINS OF DOUGH
1st Place in TWO contests:
2022 PNWA Conference
&
2022 Orange Rose Contest