My Books - Claire Saxby-Children's Author

It’s been a BIG book week

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...

Tasmanian Devil Poetry and Illustration Competition

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...

It’s Tasmanian Devil Competition Time

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...

The Wearing of the Green – A launch

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...

Whispers and Wearing Green

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...

Out of town

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...