SCBWI Archives - Karen Tyrrell Author

Karen Tyrrell Author Tours Paradise

Karen Tyrrell Author Tours Paradise. My author dream came true when I toured the Great Barrier Reef with my latest book, Great Barrier Reef Rescue. Myself and co-author Steve Tyrrell presented interactive author talks, engaging writing workshops and shared our writing tips to hundreds of kids. How?

Last Sunday, Steve and I left Brisbane […]

Winner All of Us Together Book Giveaway

Winner: Check out your name below to see if you WON new release: All of us Together.

Its an entertaining children’s novel dealing with challenges a family faces during the Great Depression.

Winner announced at the end of the blog…

Meet Bill Condon, award winning Australian author of All of Us Together.

I , […]

Bully Prevention Talks in Schools

YAY! I’m presenting bully prevention talks in schools to empower kids to live strong. I, Karen Tyrrell, am passionate about bully prevention as a survivor of bullying.

I teach bully prevention skills via my award winning children’s book STOP the Bully. I share creative writing and my experiences as a gifted and talented teacher and […]

Jo-Kin Battles the It Book Giveaway

Win a copy of Jo-Kin Battles the It via a Book Giveaway on Goodreads.

Jo-Kin Battles the It is a hilarious space adventure for kids, illustrated by Trevor Salter … Zooming to a galaxy near you on October 10.

Goof ball Josh Atkins aka Jo-Kin wins the Super Space Kid contest alongside nerdy Sam Jones […]

How to Pitch to Publishers

WOOHOO! I finally pitched three manuscripts to Publishers!

My name is Karen Tyrrell, award winning author of four resilience books for adults and children.

FIRST I developed my new stories to the highest possible publishing standard— written with passion and energy. I critiqued, rewrote, tweaked, formatted and had them professionally edited to perfection… over months […]

Reviews STOP the Bully Round 2

STOP the Bully by Karen Tyrrell

YAY! NEW exciting reviews have arrived for STOP the Bully, my empowering novel to help prevent bullying in Schools.

BLURB: 11-year-old Brian’s life is falling apart. His Mum and dad split up. Now a bully is tormenting him and his little sister at school.

HOW can Brian […]

Create a Children’s Novel FREE Workshop

Want to write and publish a children’s novel? Join me, author teacher Karen Tyrrell as I share my secrets in creating and publishing a successful children’s novel. I’ll share tips on crafting unforgettable characters and a story line hooking in the reader.

PLUS I’ll reveal my secrets on how I wrote and published bully prevention […]

HELP Autistic Kids in Autism Month + Bookgiveaway

I’m celebrating Autism Awareness Month by giving away a signed copy of Bailey Beats the Blah, resilience picture book suitable for EVERY child.

Bailey Beats the Blah boosts self-esteem, coping skills to cope with CHANGE, beating worry thoughts (anxiety) and sad days (depression) raising emotional awareness.

Why am I so Passionate about supporting Autism?

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BOOKED Bailey Beats the Blah Storytelling for Kids

Join in Outrageous FUN…

And meet children’s author -teacher, Karen Tyrrell (me) as I re-enact my empowering picture book, Bailey Beats the BLAH.

Bailey Beats the Blah boosts self-esteem, emotional awareness and coping skills to overcome anxiety (worry thoughts) and depression (sad days) …

and How to cope with change!

Download FREE teaching Notes and […]