by Claire Saxby | Nov 2022 | My Books, Writing and Words
The world is big, and small The life of a writer can be a varied one. One minute you’re bemoaning the fact that you haven’t left the house for days and there’s no food anywhere. The next, you’re up before dawn for a daytrip interstate. And the next next, if you get my...
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 | Aug 2022 | Illustration, Poetry, Writing and Words
Tasmanian Devil Competition – The Results are In! Max and I are thrilled with the response to our Tasmanian Devil competitions and are very pleased to be able to share the results. We both read and discussed all submissions and congratulate all entrants in both...
by Claire Saxby | Jun 2022 | Competition, New Release
It’s Tasmanian Devil Competition time! Attention students, parents, teachers, librarians! Clear your desk and sharpen your tools. We – Claire and Max – creators of the new Walker Books Nature Storybook, Tasmanian Devil, want to share our joy on...
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 Claire Saxby | Mar 2022 | Children's Books, New Release
Whispers and Wearing Green The release of a new book is always exciting. The release of TWO books at the same time is even more so! Books take forever to be ready for publication, what are the chances of two being ready at the same time? The chances are small. Very...