Mama Creatives Story Slam: This Creative Life

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Welcome to our annual and much loved Mama Creatives Story Slam.

We will showcase SIX women from the Mama Creatives community who will share their true and personal story relating to the theme of 'This Creative Life'.

Ten minutes each, standing in front of a microphone and you, our live audience.

Our MC for the night will be the brilliant and wildly funny Jackie Loeb; stand up comic, actor, singer and musician. 

About Our MC, Jackie Loeb

Winner of the Australian Mo Award for Best Live Comedy Act, Jackie Loeb is a stand-up comic, actor, singer and musician. As seen on Superstore, Better Things, the iconic Australian sketch-comedy series Full Frontal and can currently be heard on the Emmy Nominated Netflix animated children’s series Trash Truck where she voices the role of a wise and worldly Australian rat! 

Splitting her time between Los Angeles and Australia, Jackie has performed at comedy festivals and clubs across the US including the Aspen Comedy Festival, Hollywood Fringe Festival and Best of The Burbank Comedy Festival.

Here in the land of OZ Jackie has hosted events for Kids Help Line, Weight Watchers, The LGBTQI+ Awards, University of New England, Women’s Soccer NSW, Amnesty Australia and Jack Daniels just to name a few.

Jackie can currently be seen on the latest epic and iconic TV commercial for ‘lamb’ and can be spotted on billboards at bus stops for the current NRMA campaign. 

LA TIMES –Australian comedienne Jackie Loeb fires off smart one-liners at a breakneck pace. On electric guitar, she rocks. Must see.

COMEDY DIVA – “We had the immense pleasure of witnessing the comedic genius that is Jackie Loeb. A skilled chameleon and siren.  

THE AGE - She goes anywhere and everywhere, her inventive comic mind purring like a well - tuned engine.

Our Story Slammers include: (more details coming very soon)

Birgit Brecknell

Birgit Brecknell (née Planitz) is a research scientist (PhD Eng QUT 2004) and a writer (M Screenwriting for Television QUT 2008). She has held research and project management positions at QUT, UQ, CSIRO, NICTA, UWS, UNSW and the seL4 Foundation.

Her master degree resulted in her first book Frank and Stein: From Research Scientist to Creative Writer, an option for the limited series and representation at Zero Gravity Management. Birgit’s first novel Arjuna’s Daughter was commended by Mary Jane Skalski, producer of The Station Agent, Mysterious Skin and The Visitor. Her short story Perfect Dolls was shortlisted for [untitled] Issue Eight by Busybird Publishing. She is a member of various writing associations and groups, including the Australian Society for Authors and Writing NSW. Birgit is finalising her novel, Jerusalem, and has been working towards publication with her mentor Lee Kofman for two years. Her Novel Histories blog documents the hilarious finds she makes while researching the past.

Birgit also dabbles in cartoons (The World of Bob and Ducky) and acting (NIDA Actors Studio, 2025-2026). She lives in Sydney with her soul mate, Matthew Brecknell.

Sue Fagan

Sue is a writer, spoken word performer and comedian from Ireland.

A strong supporter of the arts and creativity, she now calls Australia home.

Find/Follow her on FB or IG @irishsusiesoul

Liz Hovey

Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hovey, MB BS FRACP MSc

Associate Professor, Dr Hovey is a Senior Staff Specialist in Medical Oncology at Prince of Wales Hospital, Conjoint Senior Lecturer at UNSW and Honorary Associate of the University of Sydney. Her main areas of expertise and research interest are genitourinary oncology and neurooncology. She was a recipient of full scholarship to complete a Masters of Science in Biostatistics in Patient-Oriented Research at the Columbia University School of School of Public Health. (2 year programme 1999-2001). At the same time she was a Post-graduate Haematology-Oncology Fellow at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre from 1998-2001, becoming their Inaugural Genito-urinary Oncology Fellow in 1999. Dr Hovey was awarded a Health Innovations Grant as Lead Physician from the NSW Cancer Institute in 2007 to examine the impact of the introduction of a clinical care co-ordinator for neurooncology at Liverpool Hospital.

Dr Hovey was one of founding members of COGNO (cooperative trial group for neurooncology).

She also has extensive experience in theatre sports.

Deb Meyer

Deb is the co-founder and Managing Director of Vogue & Vine, an award-winning landscape design studio she launched with her mother Nina in 2020. With a career spanning theatre, education, creative event production, and landscape design, Deb has spent her professional life bringing ideas, spaces, and people together through creativity and connection.

Following the pandemic, she also founded Aperol Schvitz, a women’s social, arts, and culture community that celebrates meaningful relationships and shared experiences. Whether designing landscapes, producing events, or building communities, Deb is passionate about creating environments where people feel inspired and connected.

Married with three children, she considers motherhood to be her most creative and rewarding role of all.

Find/Follow her on IG: @vogueandvine

Website: www.vogueandvine.com.au

Susie Scicluna

Susie is an intuitive coach, author, and lifelong spiritual seeker dedicated to helping others reconnect with their inner wisdom and authentic path. Drawing on her intuitive gifts and personal journey of growth and transformation, Susie inspires individuals to embrace self-discovery, healing, and spiritual awakening.

Through her writing and coaching she shares practical insights and empowering guidance that encourage deeper self-awareness and meaningful change. Passionate about personal and spiritual development, Susie creates a supportive space where people can explore their potential, trust their intuition, and live with greater purpose, clarity, and connection.

Diana Shmulburd 

Diana’s professional life has been as a lawyer, banker and public servant. She has extensive experience in infrastructure, particularly in leading multi-disciplinary teams in complex infrastructure projects for both government and private sectors. Most recently, Diana has led a major public hospital procurement in Victoria.

The professional life has been maintained through the sanity provided by lifelong reading – top 3 books:

- Master and Margharita

- Middlemarch

- If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller

Although a recent first time read of the Wind in the Willows makes is a recent delight. Diana also loves Lego – Taj Mahal, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Tower Bridge and the Sydney Opera House

And dance.

About Our Venue: The Bellevue Hotel

We will be hosting this incredible event upstairs at The Bellevue hotel. Come a bit earlier and enjoy dinner and drinks in this lovely light filled space. The menu offers a range of excellent tasty pub classics, including Slab it Up Tuesdays - rotating weekly pizza slab special. One big flavour, one big slab, only $20, with Happy Hour from 5pm – 7 pm. Forget making dinner, bring a friend or your mama posse for a perfect night out. 

PLEASE NOTE: These events have all sold out in the past, please get your ticket sooner than later to ensure your spot. 

At Mama Creatives we have organised an amazing year of events, online and offline - we can't wait to see you!