by Claire Saxby | Nov 2023 | Blog, My Books, Narrrative non-fiction, Nature, New Release
A new book! Secrets of the Saltmarsh. Making books is a long game. Very few parts of the process happen quickly. Often, it can seem like there’s nothing going on. Sometimes it feels like everything is invisible. But out of public sight, a book is being created. For...
by Claire Saxby | Sep 2022 | Awards, Blog, My Books
It’s been a BIG Book Week On Friday 19th August – the official start of Book Week – Jess Racklyeft and I were beyond thrilled when our picture book, Iceberg, was announced as the CBCA Picture Book of the Year. We were able to watch the announcement...
by Claire Saxby | Feb 2022 | Blog, My Books, Writing and Words
Out of town This past weekend we travelled several hours out of town for a wedding. The groom we’ve known all his life, the bride for a number of years. The wedding was everything weddings should be: joyous, friendly, full of love and laughter. The venue was by the...
by Claire Saxby | Jul 2021 | Blog
Mina and the Whole Wide World – Sherryl Clark Verse novels are having a bit of a moment and it’s lovely to see. I’ve long been a fan of this story form and of Sherryl Clark’s work. Poetry is often seen as a complex form, inaccessible to all but...
by Claire Saxby | Jun 2021 | Blog, My Books, Nature
Happy World Oceans Day How wonderful are our oceans? From the beach to the rock pools to the deep dark trenches, there is so much to love, so much to wonder at. Perhaps it’s not such a surprise that the ocean has been a feature of many of my books. It’s...
by Claire Saxby | May 2021 | Blog, Writing and Words
A Clean Desk  … well, to be perfectly honest … a clean-ER desk  … but nowhere near as clean as this one. I’ve just submitted a picture book manuscript and now the waiting begins. This story nearly killed me! Dramatic? A touch, perhaps, but I...