Claire’s Blog

Even the reflections are brightly coloured...and the bird, the accidentally caught bird...

The First Tuesday Children's Book Group held its final meeting today for this, its first, year. Over the year we've looked at a wide variety of...

Very excited today as my friend Lorraine Marwood has just won the inaugural Children's Book Award in the Prime Ministers Literary Awards for her...

My nephew recently turned 21 and his out-of-state father flew in to help him celebrate with family at the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne. This gorgeous...

I love visitors! Today, I welcome Sydney author, Aleesah Darlison, who is going to talk about the difference between writing a stand-alone picture...

After the cooking class and sumptuous feast, a walk was a good idea. Sunday morning we took the dog for a walk along the coast at Williamstown. This...

That's right...a Chinese cooking class. Thanks Mabel and Gabi for a great learning lunch.dumplings, pre-cookingdumplings cooking. YumWoodear...

The restaurant where I've been working will close it's doors on Sunday for the last time. It's a French creperie and has some magnificent furniture....

Last weekend was the third SCBWI conference held at the Hughenden Hotel in Woollahra in Sydney.View from our balcony, entrance via the bathroom! We...

I'm off to the SCBWI conference tomorrow morning with a visit to a publisher on the way from the airport. It sounds like there is quite a contingent...

The Yea MARC Literature Festival, arranged by Mark Wilson and Libby Ahern was great fun. Children from four local schools were bussed in to Buxton...

CYA Conference in Brisbane. We arrived early and took a look at the book shop. Lovely to see Old Sailor posters smiling at me!Tina and Ally,...

Jo Vabolis, Nan Halliday, me, Cath Fenwick

Hundred-year old vines.Kerry and I drove home via Coonawarra and somehow picked two glorious days to do it. Weather was delightful all the way. We...