Karen Tyrrell

Josh and the It had an abnormally long Gestation period …
I tried my hand at writing Speculative Fiction short stories for adults, sending them off to competitions and anthologies without success. They often came back with feedback …   ‘Not for us … OR … Needs more research.’
With twenty years as a Primary School teacher, my [...]

Browns Plains Library has invited me to sit on a Crime Writers Panel on 8th March. YAY!
A whole-lotta-sleuthin’ is going on in March, part of Logan West Library’s Mystery Month.
On the panel, five Brisbane writers will expose their Crime, Murder and Mayhem. Will you be able to solve their Whodunits?
Marianne Delacourt, (aka SF Writer, Marianne [...]

A few years ago, our beloved Japanese exchange student, Yumi (not her real name) vanished from the suburbs of Brisbane. In the middle of the night, her distraught parents rang, pleading for us to find her … A wide police investigation ensued.
Her disappearance and the devastating outcome, deeply affected my family … TRUE STORY
WHY did [...]

Another week of incredible Emails …
… On Wednesday … a TOP Literary Agent  emailed me, wanting to read the NEW VERSION of ‘Me and Her: a Memoir of Madness’.
SQUEEEE … I can’t believe it!
After a day of tweaking and double-checking the manuscript, I’ve finally sent it off to them with many dreams and aspirations attached.
Please [...]

Welcome. You are entering the inner sanctums of my writing workspace. Where the seeds to my stories are cultivated, nurtured and grown to their full maturity.
Let me be your guide.
1. Gallery of Dreams (top) …   My focus is to become Published. Each framed picture represents the title and cover of a completed (or near completed) [...]