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 | 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 | Jan 2010 | Blog
February is party time for me and my Old Sailor! On Feb 1, ‘There Was an Old Sailor’ hits the bookshops. On Feb 2, Dee White visits from her blog Tuesday Writing Tips to ask me some questions about writing picture books. Then I’m off on tour! Blog...
by admin | Aug 2009 | Blog
I’m on tour to launch our picture book I’m off to Adelaide on Sunday to join Judith Rossell for a launch of our picture book, ‘Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate’. I’m really looking forward to it (apart from the 7.00 am flight…who...
by admin | Jun 2008 | Blog
Go girl, go go go The Hardie Grant Egmont ‘Go Girl’ series has topped 1,000,000 copies sold in Australia. My title, Snow Play, is No 22 in this series for middle primary readers.The series had a spin off series last year ‘Go Girl Angels’ and...