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  • Swan Maiden audiobook

Swan Maiden on Audio

June 12th, 2021|Comments Off on Swan Maiden on Audio

Update! June 12, 2021 The Swan Maiden audiobook is out! Squeee! The Swan Maiden has been brought to life in a magical new way, as an audiobook narrated by wonderful voice actor Angela Peters, an

  • AFTS Nominations 2021

Australian Fairy Tale Society Award 2021

June 1st, 2021|Comments Off on Australian Fairy Tale Society Award 2021

I’m honoured to have been nominated for the Australian Fairy Tale Society Award this year, for my books, including The Swan Maiden and Faery Magic, and for my work on the AFTS committee, and the

  • 2021 conference
  • AFTS conference

A Fairy Tale Conference

May 1st, 2021|Comments Off on A Fairy Tale Conference

I'm so looking forward to the Australian Fairy Tale Society Conference on June 12-14. With two days of zoom sessions so everyone can attend, plus a full in-person day in Newtown, Sydney, it will be

A Fun and Festive Book Launch

October 31st, 2020|Comments Off on A Fun and Festive Book Launch

Tomorrow is release day for Fairytale Christmas, the box-set of reimagined faery tales that includes 15 brand new stories from some wonderful authors from around the world. Order it here, or read it free in

  • Fairy Tale Boxset

A Fun and Festive Box Set – and my new story!

October 16th, 2020|Comments Off on A Fun and Festive Box Set – and my new story!

I’m part of a box set of reimagined faery tales, Fairytale Christmas, alongside K. A. Last and a bunch of American and Canadian writers. It’s on sale November 1, but you can pre-order it here

  • Lorena Award

Congratulations Lorena!

June 8th, 2020|Comments Off on Congratulations Lorena!

Congratulations to the amazing artist and creative Lorena Carrington, such a wonderfully worthy winner of the Award for Inspiration and Contribution to Australian Fairy Tale Culture, announced today at the Australian Fairy Tale Society Conference.

  • AFTS Conference

Faery Tale Conference

May 23rd, 2020|1 Comment

Bookings are now open for the 2020 virtual conference of the Australian Fairy Tale Society! This year’s theme is Magic Mirrors: the Seen and the Unseen. Schedule for the conference at the bottom of this post.

  • AFTS Award

A Lovely Surprise

May 10th, 2020|Comments Off on A Lovely Surprise

I’m honoured (and, to be honest, a little shocked) to have been nominated for the AFTS Award for Inspiration and Contribution to Australian Fairy Tale Culture for my new book The Swan Maiden, alongside amazing

  • Swan Maiden out now

Order the Swan Maiden

March 30th, 2020|2 Comments

The online launch of The Swan Maiden is on now! You can buy the ebook and paperback from Amazon here. You can buy the ebook from other retailers here. Or you can buy the book from

  • Swan Maiden launch

You’re Invited To the Ball

March 29th, 2020|Comments Off on You’re Invited To the Ball

You’re invited to a Faery Tale Launch Party – online of course, in these strange new socially distanced times. It’s all happening HERE – bookmark the link, or click Going to get notifications. K. A.

  • Selina Fenech

Special Guest Selina Fenech

March 28th, 2020|Comments Off on Special Guest Selina Fenech

Countdown to The Swan Maiden Launch... Selina Fenech is an amazing artist – her stunning paintings grace the covers of the Into the Mists and Into the Storm Trilogies – and also an incredible writer.

  • Swan Maiden out now

A Magical New Book…

March 10th, 2020|Comments Off on A Magical New Book…

I’m about to launch a new book! The Swan Maiden is an original Australian faery tale, inspired by the beautiful black swans in my local park, who I’ve so loved watching as they raise their adorable cygnets

Order the Swan Maiden

January 10th, 2020|Comments Off on Order the Swan Maiden

I’m rushing to get ready for the Mind Body Spirit Festival, and haven’t had a chance to update the Blessed Bee Books store, but if you’d like to buy The Swan Maiden now, you can

  • Christmas specials

Festive Season Book Specials

December 8th, 2019|Comments Off on Festive Season Book Specials

A few people have asked about ordering autographed copies of my books for Christmas gifts, so I thought I should offer a few specials. Order any of the below from my Blessed Bee Books shop

  • Into the Air pre-order

Into the Air Is Sooo Close!

October 31st, 2019|Comments Off on Into the Air Is Sooo Close!

I’m so excited that Into the Air is almost ready for release – the proof copy of the paperback is due tomorrow, so I should be hitting print on Monday or Tuesday! If you would

  • Into the Air pre-order

Into the Air Pre-order

September 22nd, 2019|Comments Off on Into the Air Pre-order

I’m so excited that Into the Air is almost ready for release. To celebrate, every pre-order made by Friday September 27 comes with the ebook free, plus a free gift. It might be a gorgeous

  • Solstice Bookfest

Solstice Celebration – You Get the Gifts

June 21st, 2019|Comments Off on Solstice Celebration – You Get the Gifts

When the call went out for authors to take part in a Summer Solstice Fantasy Bookfest, I had to answer. The solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days are such a strong magical thread running through all

Flash Book Bundle Sale

April 3rd, 2019|Comments Off on Flash Book Bundle Sale

Unfortunately I won’t be at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Sydney this week, but I thought I’d offer a few festival specials for anyone in Australia*. Sale ends midnight Sunday April 7, 2019. (Occasionally

  • The Into the Mists Trilogy

Into the Mists Review

January 24th, 2019|Comments Off on Into the Mists Review

Just got a lovely 5-star review for Into the Mists... Into the Mists is a work of fantasy and magic written for young adults by author Serene Conneeley. Written as the first book in the

  • Christmas charities

Blessed Bees

December 1st, 2018|Comments Off on Blessed Bees

The Spirit of Giving I wasn’t going to mention this in my newsletter, until a stranger from Switzerland said my Instagram post about it inspired her to start doing this with her kids for Christmas,

  • Swan Maiden audiobook

Swan Maiden on Audio

Update! June 12, 2021 The Swan Maiden audiobook is out! Squeee! The Swan Maiden has been brought to life in a magical new way, as an audiobook narrated by wonderful voice actor Angela Peters, an

  • 2021 conference
  • AFTS conference

A Fairy Tale Conference

I'm so looking forward to the Australian Fairy Tale Society Conference on June 12-14. With two days of zoom sessions so everyone can attend, plus a full in-person day in Newtown, Sydney, it will be

  • Imbolc

… and Imbolc Wishes…

I’m wishing my friends in the southern hemisphere a magical Lughnasadh, and to my friends in the north, an enchanted Imbolc to you, as the Wheel turns from the cold and dark and snow of

A Fun and Festive Book Launch

Tomorrow is release day for Fairytale Christmas, the box-set of reimagined faery tales that includes 15 brand new stories from some wonderful authors from around the world. Order it here, or read it free in