Claire’s Blog
Second annual Yea MARC Literary Festival
Yesterday, I was at Flowerdale for the second Annual Yea MARC Literary Festival with four other author/illustrators (from L: Diana Lawrenson, Libby...
Welcome Tania McCartney!
It's always nice to have visitors (when else would the house be cleaned and the fine china dusted off?) and today my visitor is Tania McCartney....
There are no words for sunset
Fly on the wall … or … back stage at the theatre
I continued my'behind the scenes' day on Saturday quite literally. I went back stage during a live theatre performance and watched the final section...
Open House
This past weekend was Melbourne Open House in Melbourne city. As one punter put it, it was a weekend of 'fossicking around Melbourne's insides'....
King Valley
 As promised, here are some photos. These were taken this past weekend at various sites around the King Valley in north-eastern Victoria.  We had a...
It may seem that I've been very quiet lately and I guess in some ways that's true. But it sure doesn't feel like it! There's been plenty going on....
Welcome Deborah Underwood!
Deborah was the SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner for California/Hawaii.Deborah Underwood worked as a street musician, puzzle writer, jewelry maker, and...
Welcome Sean McMullen
Sean is here today to talk about his new YA novel, Changing Yesterday. Welcome Sean. I found Changing Yesterday hilarious. It brought to mind silent...
Welcome Tammi Sauer!
Tammi won the 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite for Texas/Oklahoma. Children's book author Tammi Sauer has sold nine picture books to a number of major...
Welcome Kathryn Erskine!
Kathryn was the Crystal Kite winner for Pennysylvania/Delaware/New Jersey/Wash DC/Virginia/West Virginia/ Maryland for her novel MockingbirdKathryn...
FTCBG July
This morning about a dozen of us braved the elements (some better prepared than others) to gather in Mother Superior's Chamber at The Convent in...
Newport Folk Festival
'Twas a busy weekend in Newport this last.There were events all over the place. Words, Words, Words was one and featured a mixture of spoken and...
Welcome Marsha!
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's novel Stolen Child is the Crystal Kite Winner for the Americas, which encompasses Canada, Mexico, Central and South...
Welcome Ann Angel
Crystal Kite Winner for Minnesota/Iowa/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois/Michigan/Indiana/OhioAnn Angel believes it was amazing fortune that brought Janis...
Crystal Kiters
Over the next few weeks, I'll be hosting fellow-winners of the Crystal Kite Awards. I thought it might be interesting to meet some creators from...
