Getting Sober on Sibley and Third is out now
Janice Smith's novel of addiction, faith and return is available in paperback and digital editions.
2026

Author & Playwright
“Every story begins with a single page.”
The author
Born in Detroit and raised by a single father, Janice Smith writes about faith, recovery, and the dreams that refuse to sleep. She is the founder of CASOE, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization, and the author of three staged plays and the novel Getting Sober on Sibley and Third.
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Years leading CASOE

Readers & reviewers
“Janice writes recovery the way it actually happens — in small hours, on ordinary street corners, one honest sentence at a time.”
From the desk
Janice Smith's novel of addiction, faith and return is available in paperback and digital editions.
2026
The Creative Arts Spirit of Excellence performing arts center continues its youth and adult training programs.
2026
A Dream That Never Sleeps and Ain't Nobody Stoppin' This Train are being staged for new live audiences.
2026

The monthly letter
Notes on the work in progress, marginalia, and first news of signings — once a month, never more.
Correspondence
For festival invitations, rights enquiries, book club visits, or simply to say which passage stayed with you. Letters are read every Friday afternoon.