novel – Claire van Ryn

Celebrating My Indie Book Awards Longlist Nomination

The 2026 Indie Book Awards longlist has been announced, and my second novel Where The Birds Call Her Name was named in the fiction category!

Free Book Plates

Christmas is coming, and The Secrets of the Huon Wren would make the perfect gift, don’t you think?

To help you make your gift extra special for your loved-one, I’d love to send you a personalised book plate like this one pictured.

Coming to Hobart, Devonport & Launceston

I’m coming to Hobart, Devonport & Launceston to talk about my debut novel The Secrets of the Huon Wren, and all things books and writing. Here are the links so that you can join me at one of these Tasmanian events.

BOOKED OUT… but open again!

My Launceston book launch of The Secrets of the Huon Wren booked out on the weekend… but I’m thrilled to share that we’ve just opened up more tickets.

Creating a book is teamwork

I could fill a room with the people who have helped me complete my book to where it is now. And I’ll fill another room with the people who see it to publication. When I started out on this writing-my-first-novel journey, I had in mind that it would essentially be a solitary exercise. Me andContinue reading “Creating a book is teamwork”

Hi. I’m Claire. Welcome to my blog.

I thought I’d start off by explaining why this space exists, who I am, and what you can expect to see here. Well. Covid happened, didn’t it? Last year my life was shaken up rather rigorously and a few things happened: + I lost my job.+ I was temporarily responsible for my two children’s homeContinue reading “Hi. I’m Claire. Welcome to my blog.”