by Claire Saxby | Apr 2021 | Events
Treasure! A reading with almost real Pirates Pirates and octopuses, parrots, hats and boats. Families and more pirates. Today, I did a reading of Treasure in the beautiful Williamstown Botanic Gardens courtesy of their fabulous Friends group. There are so many corners...
by Claire Saxby | Mar 2021 | My Books, Writing and Words
Pirates! The beginnings.. About eight years ago, I wrote a picture book story based on an ‘auto-correct’ phrase. Not one I made, but one that another poet conjured when we were part of a summer poetry blog called A Poem A Day. A Poem A Day was set up by...
by Claire Saxby | Feb 2021 | Other Authors
The March of the Ants – Review There’s not always time to stop and think about why I do what I do. I suspect it’s the same for other book creators. And even if we did, would we be able to articulate it? I’m not sure. If pushed, I can say that I...
by Claire Saxby | Feb 2021 | Events, My Books
Iceberg – The real, live Book Launch Organising booklaunches can be tricky at the best of times. Whatever time or date chosen, there are going to be calendar clashes, prior engagements, other priorities, venue restrictions. Add in a 5-day lockdown just as...
by Claire Saxby | Jan 2021 | My Books, Writing and Words
Iceberg: From Idea to Book Picture books do not happen overnight. No books do. But man it’s exciting when they finally do make it into the world. What begins as a word or an idea, and grows and changes endlessly before submission. This story began as a poem...
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