Jana Sinyor is a television writer and producer. She is best known for creating Being Erica, which has been nominated for 10 Gemini Awards.

Jana's advice to up-and-coming screenwriters is the following:

Talk to lots of people who are successful doing the thing you want to be doing. Don’t just sit at home writing all the time and send your stuff out – go to parties, workshops, events like the TSC. Relationships are just as important as your writing, they may be more important. Getting better as a writer is key; so is connecting with people who can mentor you, hire you. Chart a path for yourself. Don’t make your end goal your starting point. Figure out where you want to go and how you’re going to get there.

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CBC Trailer for "Being Erica", followed by a cameo appearance by Jana.

Jana Sinyor is the creator and producer of CBC comedic drama Being Erica (with Temple Street Productions). The series was sold to ABC Soapnet and in territories around the globe, and the format rights were acquired by ABC for a U.S. remake. Jana debuted on the TV scene with teen series Dark Oracle (Shaftesbury/YTV).

Jana has made brief appearances in three episodes of Being Erica playing the role of "Jana". In the program's final episode, "Dr. Erica", she appeared with "Aaron", (the show's executive producer Aaron Martin), playing a bickering couple.

She was a writer on seasons 2 and 3 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University in 1998.

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