title: Anne Brooksbank
text: # Anne Brooksbank
  
  Anne Mary Brooksbank (born 1943) is an Australian writer. She has written a number of novels as well as scripts for film and TV.
  
  She teaches screenwriting at The Australian Film Television and Radio School.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  She was born in Melbourne and studied English literature and history at Melbourne University and painting at the National Gallery School before becoming a professional writer.
  
  She was married to Bob Ellis, with whom she occasionally collaborated.
  
  ## Novels
  
  * Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
  * Archer (1985)
  * On Loan (1990)
  * All My Love (1991)
  * Marriage Acts (2000)
  * Mother's Day (2005)
  * Sir Katherine
  * Big Thursday
  * Father's Day
  
  ## Select film and TV credits
  
  * Avengers of the Reef (1973)
  * Case for the Defence (1978)
  * Maybe This Time (1980)
  * The Winds of Jarrah (1983)
  * Land of Hope (1986)
  * All My Love (2015), a play about Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore's relationship.
  * Don't Tell (2017)
  