by admin | Oct 2020 | Events, My Books
On the RRRadio … Georgia Ward-Fear and I have been chatting on the radio with Shane Huntington. Neither Georgia nor I could be there live, so we Zoomed in. It was a good half-way method. We could see each other but it was an audio interview (which went out...
by Claire Saxby | May 2020 | Blog, Writing and Words
Filling the well Writing can drain your brain. Well, it certainly can drain mine. I try to keep topping up during a project, but when I’ve handed in a project, or finished editing I find that it’s helpful to consciously refill the well. That means walking...
by Claire Saxby | Apr 2020 | Blog, My Books
Anzac Resources Anzac Day is fast approaching and it’s going to look different this year, particularly for teachers and students. ‘Meet the Anzacs’ is a nonfiction narrative picture book about how Australia put together a first national army to fight...
by admin | Apr 2019 | Blog, My Books
The Anzac Billy – post-book-release research I visited the Alexandra Club on Wednesday and spent a wonderful hour there learning more about the club’s involvement in the sending of billies to Gallipoli in 1915. It seems the club had already begun planning...
by admin | Apr 2019 | Blog, My Books, New Release
The Anzac Billy and more I missed April 1 this year. It sailed right on by with nary a peep … Not that I celebrate it particularly, but I just didn’t notice it, nor connect the day with the date at all. Happy Launch Day to The Anzac Billy! Officially...
by admin | Mar 2017 | My Books
This is the face you make when a book you wrote, illustrated by a clever clogs like Connah (Brecon), and published by the wonderful team at Random House Kids is included on the CBCA Notable list for 2017. It feels pretty good