Claire’s Blog

I had lunch with my cousin yesterday, at her house. Delightful as that was, it was not the whole reason for being there. She's sorting out things...

Old Sailor has been touring. This time he went with Jackie Kerin to Barwon Heads.Looks like a lovely day.

The Crystal Kite Award that There Was an Old Sailor won recently has it's own shiny sticker, in silver and blue. Blends beautifully with Cassandra's...

A very enthusiastic young writerDiscussing a sailor's appetite...

Today, Jackie Kerin and I travelled to Torquay to present at the Froth and Bubble Literature Festival (which continues tomorrow without us!).Jackie...

The moon was full ... and dare I say luminous?Last night we drove to Seymour for a fundraiser dinner for the Bushrangers Cricket Team who are off to...

Paul is here today to talk about his new book, 'Mole Hunt', the first in his series featuring anti-hero, Maximus Black.Mole Hunt is chock-a-block...

Funny Fantasy Fiction: How it all comes together.Today I welcome Ian Irvine, writer of fantasy series for adults, children and almost anyone in...

In the next week or so, I'll host two visitors!Watch this space...

Just the sight of them, brightens the day

Even in it's dying days, this tulip is gorgeous.

The Reading Matters Conference, held in Melbourne every two years, is a celebration of youth literature. It's also a wonderful opportunity to meet...

Today I went to Point Cook for National Simultaneous Storytime to - you guessed it - simultaneously read a story! The story was 'Feathers for...

I went to Geelong yesterday, to see the Femme Fatale exhibition at the Wool Museum. The exhibition was interesting. There were some scary ladies...

Lovely review of There Was an Old Sailor here

can be found here.If you'd like to know how my session with the wonderful Alison Lester went, mention is made here.