by Claire Saxby | May 2022 | historical fiction, launch, My Books
The Wearing of the Green – A launch My upper-middle grade novel, The Wearing of the Green took ten years to manifest – from first idea about a girl-in-Melbourne-1850s-not-gold-rush-story to book-release day. It is the story of Biddy’s arrival in Melbourne...
by admin | Mar 2010 | Blog, launch
Sun Theatre launch of ” There Was an Old Sailor” Saturday 27th was the official launch of ‘There Was an Old Sailor’. It was held in the foyer of Sun Theatre, and hosted by Sun Bookshop (which includes the across-the-road children’s...
by admin | Oct 2009 | Blog, launch
The Launch ‘Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate’ was launched on Sunday at Collingwood Children’s Farm. I was up early making final adjustments to the cake and making sure everything was ready. We were at the Farm early but not as early as many of the...
by admin | Sep 2009 | Blog, launch
A gate, a gate, my kingdom for a gate… Claire’s new book Well, perhaps not my kingdom… The Melbourne launch of Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate is this Sunday at Collingwood Children’s Farm (CCF). I’m really looking forward to it. But...
by admin | Jul 2009 | Blog, launch, Writing and Words
Three new books – a special launch These three were part of a leveled reading series with Oxford University Press, and were launched last night. The project was 20 books, 10 non-fiction titles and ten retellings of traditional tales. Each was paired…eg...
by admin | Nov 2008 | Blog, launch
Phar Lap is launched Today I attended the launch of a picture book I’ve watched grow from a simple spoken idea nearly eight years ago. Phar Lap the wonder horse (the picture book) began as part of a conversation while watching children do circus classes (okay so...