Janet Walmsley

The Autistic Author and Animator

Bio for Janet Walmsley:
Janet Walmsley was born and raised in Manitoba. She was a Dental Assistant and Hygienist for 27 years and then switched over to a Head Marketer position for a Company. Then later in life, she became a Professional Working Actor, Talent Scout, Acting Teacher and Coach. Janet was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for a Comedy in the ISA Awards in Los Angles and then won the Unlimited Woman Award for Creativity at the Unlimited Women’s Award. Janet is an advocate for shining a positive for Autism, as her daughter, Jenny was diagnosed with it. Which prompted her to write a book, “The Autistic Author and Animator”, about Jenny’s journey, through her eyes. Janet is also a 7 year Breast Cancer Survivor, so an advocate for this as well.
Bio for Jenny Story:
Jenny Story was born in Yellowknife but lived the majority of her life in Vernon, B.C. She then moved to Vancouver in 2011 to attend Vancouver Film School and became a 2D and 3D Animator. In addition to her work with animation, Jenny has done short animated films/illustrations and her most recent short film is,” Sparkles Loves Bacon”. Jenny is a Best Selling and Award-Winning Author of her YA Fantasy Fiction Trilogy book, “Dysnomia”, books one and two are published and getting quite the following, she is working on the third book to the series. Jenny is also finishing up on writing the script to the first book as going to make into Trilogy Movies or TV Series. And she does Background Acting. Jenny won a Literary Award at the World of Autism Festival and just recently won the Autism BC Self Advocate of the Year Award. Jenny also had a documentary film done by Telus Optik TV about her journey with Autism Despite being diagnosed with Autism; Jenny has always remained focused on pursuing her dreams and is passionate about inspiring others to do the same. Jenny had a documentary film done by Telus Optik TV about her journey with Autism.