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ABOUT CLAIRE SAXBY

• Claire writes stories about kangaroos and sheep, hope and hunger, friendship and families.

  Claire is a writer of fiction, non fiction and poetry for children.

  *THE WEARING OF THE GREEN SHORTLIST HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY AWARD 2022
  *THE WEARING OF THE GREEN CBCA OLDER READERS NOTABLE 2023
  *WHISPER ON THE WIND CBCA PICTURE BOOK NOTABLE 2023
  *ICEBERG CBCA PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
  *GREAT WHITE SHARK WHITLEY AWARD 2022
  *DINGO CO-WINNER NSW PREMIERS LITERARY AWARDS 2019
  *DINGO SHORTLISTED CBCA NEW ILLUSTRATOR AWARD 2019
  *DINGO WHITLEY AWARD 2018
  *KOALA HONOUR BOOK CBCA AWARDS 2018
  *KOALA SHORTLISTED CBCA AWARDS 2018
  *KOALA SHORTLISTED EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018

  *WILD PA CBCA NOTABLE 2017

  *EMU WINNER WHITLEY AWARDS 2015

  *EMU SHORTLISTED WILDNERNESS AWARD 2015

  *EMU SHORTLISTED CBCA EVE POWNALL AWARD 2015

  *BIG RED KANGAROO’ CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION WHITLEY AWARDS 2014*

  *BIG RED KANGAROO’ SHORTLISTED QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS 2014*

  *’BIG RED KANGAROO’ SHORTLISTED SCBWI CRYSTAL KITE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND CHAPTER 2014*

  *’SEADOG’ WINNER SPEECH PATHOLOGY AWARD BOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 2013*

  *’THERE WAS AN OLD SAILOR’ WINNER SCBWI CRYSTAL KITE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND CHAPTER 2011*

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