Jayne Tuttle is a writer, performer and bookseller.

Trained in theatre at the École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, she has worked as an actor, director, translator and bilingual copywriter. Her first book, Paris or Die was developed into a solo theatre show with director John Bolton and performed throughout Australia and France between 2021 and 2023. The book is currently optioned for development into a feature film.

In 2023 and 2026 she was a laureate of the City of Paris, to research, write and perform in Paris in conjunction with the Centre Les Récollets. She has received fellowships and awards from La Napoule Arts Foundation, Bundanon Trust, Regional Arts Victoria and the Varuna National Writers House.

Jayne co-owns The Bookshop at Queenscliff in coastal Victoria.

‘Writing that is joltingly alive, beautiful and terrifying’— HELEN GARNER
‘A rare gem’— NATASHA BROWN
‘Madcap, heart-breaking, witty and wise’—LAUREN ELKIN