Debra Williams (Debra Clewer-author), is an Australian writer of both adult and children's fiction. She worked in a wide range of settings with children over a 30+ year period. Her adult short stories have been published on the U.S. Reedsy blog site and the former ABC: Open site. Debra has a Middle-Grade trilogy, The Harriet Series published. She has also had 3 short stories published in the Australian anthology Enchanted/Things That Go Bump (a flip book), and another short story in the Dear Jesus diaries, published in November 2021. Debra currently has 2 Chapter Book titles. The first, Ah-Fur, Super Sleuth-The Case of the Missing Moggies, was published in August 2022.
The second-The Groovee Granniez Super Snooper Squad-The Missing Ingredient Mystery, has been completed and now awaits future direction.
Two more short stories are in the wings: a Middle-Grade story written in 2019 will be included in an upcoming anthology. A YA fantasy/folk/fairy tale is in progress for another anthology.
A Goodreads author and reader, Debra is passionate about encouraging and enthusing children with their reading and imagination. Smithton in far North-West Tasmania is where Debra calls home with her husband and a collection of story-telling puppets, manufactured by her.
Debra Williams (Debra Clewer, author) resides in far North-West Tasmania, Australia.
She completed several writing workshops at her local library in 2015 and had fourteen 500-word stories published on the former ABC: Open website.
Debra has 3 Middle-Grade time-slip historical fiction novels independently published (The Harriet Series), along with several children’s stories published in anthologies and short adult stories published online on the UK-based Reedsy site. The fourth Harriet time-slip adventure is currently under construction.
In 2021, Debra was longlisted in the Just Write For Kids Australia Pitch It! competition. In 2022, Debra released her junior fiction book, Ah-Fur, Super Sleuth: The Case of the Missing Moggies. In 2023 she was shortlisted in the Just Write For Kids Pitch It! competition. In 2024 she was both longlisted and shortlisted in the same competition.
Three more junior fiction manuscripts are completed and looking for homes.
Debra is part of a team of children’s book reviewers for the online Buzz Words Magazine, is an active member of an online critique group and has completed courses through the Australian Writer’s Centre.
Along with reading and writing, she enjoys painting (the artistic type), craft and sewing. Debra’s relief in becoming too serious is in creating custom-made puppets, particularly for other authors. She often warns people to be careful, or they could end up as puppet characters!
2017: Harriet and the Secret Rings (Middle grade)
2018: Harriet and the Secret Librarian (Middle grade)
2019: Harriet and the Secret Coins (Middle grade)
2019: Creative Kid’s Tales 2 anthology (2 stories included)
2021: Dear Jesus Diaries (anthology, 1 story included)
2021: Longlisted in Just Write for Kids Pitch It! comp-Junior Fiction
2022: Ah-Fur, Super Sleuth: The Case of the Missing Moggies
2023: A Glimmer of Uncommon Fairy Tales(anthology, 1 story)
2023: I Used to be An Animal Lover (Anthology, 1 story)
2023: Shortlisted in Just Write for Kids Pitch It! competition-Junior Fiction
2023: Christmas Tales 8 (Anthology, 1 story)
2024: Short Tales 10 (Anthology, 1 story)
2024: Long and shortlisted in Just Write for Kids Pitch It! competition-Junior Fiction
2025: Re-release of Harriet and The Secret Rings
Debra’s goal is to engage children’s and adults’ imaginations and encourage them with their writing, reading ability and creativity.
Debra can also be found at: https://www.clewerpuppets.com
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