Books

All the Little Wide Worlds

All the Little Wide Worlds won the ASA/HQ Fiction Prize and is due to be published with HQ HarperCollins in early 2028.

Check out these links to see what judges said about the manuscript and find out what it’s about.

Karen’s Indi-published books

Karen has independently published a children’s series and travel memoir. Ask your local bookstore to order from distributor Ingram Spark, or find them online at Booktopia, Amazon, Kogan and other stores. If you live in Gippsland, Pages HQ stocks the children’s series.

The Extraordinary, Unordinary Gum Tree Series

Chapter books for readers aged 7-10. Follow the adventures of four country kids as they tackle the challenges of The Extraordinary, Unordinary Gum Tree with their wild native animal friends.

$1 from every copy sold is donated to Aussie Helpers in support of Australian farmers facing hardship.

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The Misadventures of the Travelling Quirkus

Forget the house and the quarter-acre block. This is one family’s hilarious attempt to achieve the new Great Australian Dream – a road trip through the great southern land with kids. Experience the twists and turns of family life on the road with The Ideas Man, Bionic Woman, The Swagman, Chipmunk and Princess Contrary. Take or leave their travel tips and get educated on Australia’s lesser known, but quirkier, history, people and places. Most importantly, enjoy. You are about to embark on a true tale only fiction could top.

‘I’ve never laughed so hard or so often reading a book before. It’s still so hard to believe this was no fictitious tale. Before I could even finish I had a queue of family and friends waiting to steal the book once I was done.’

Amy Murphy, Digital Editor, Outback Traveller Magazine.

‘It’s hard not to love the honest, raw and remarkable similarities this delightfully rambunctious family have to the characters in our own families. A refreshingly funny story of a family’s road trip into the Australian outback that’s packed with chaos, craziness and the perfect amount of quirkiness.’

Corinne Brown, Digital Editor – Child Mags.