Karen provides creative writing workshops for Meanjin Writing Camps, Brisbane Libraries, Queensland Writers Centre and writing festivals. As a survivor of workplace bullying, Karen shares bully prevention, resilience, self-care and coping skills at teacher’s conferences, schools and festivals. Karen’s Song Bird reader’s theatre and Bailey Beats the Blah pantomime are amusing and popular. Karen has won awards, seven literary grants, and a mentorship through the Society of Editors (QLD). Her acclaimed books: Song Bird Superhero, Song Bird Battle of Bug World, Song Bird Rainforest Rescue, Song Bird Great Barrier Reef Rescue, STOP the Bully, Bailey Beats the Blah, Harry Helps Grandpa Remember and the Super Space Kids series share messages of bully prevention, resilience and caring for the environment. Rainforest Rescue is Highly Recommended by Reading Time - Children's Book Council of Australia. Karen has also won an Arts Queensland grant for her picture book Ready Set Discover Logan. In 2019, Speech Pathology Australia shortlisted Song Bird Rainforest Rescue for Book of the Year. Karen presents an interactive power-point talk on how she collaborated with writers, illustrators, and schools.

It addresses environment care, Banjo Paterson, dinosaurs, Royal Flying Doctors and water management. Karen won an Arts Queensland grant to research Song Bird Drought Rescue in Winton and Longreach. Their tour highlight was presenting to fifty remote students from the Charleville Distance Education studio via Blackboard App and OneNote App. Karen and illustrator Megan Forward created a historical picture book, Follow the Sugar Trail, about the history of the Gold Coast and Beenleigh, part of a youth literacy project launched on October 15, 2022.ĭuring Book Week, Karen and Steve toured #12 Outback Queensland Schools as Author in Residence, presenting bully prevention and resilience talks, reader’s theatre and writing workshops.

As a Children’s Rights QLD Ambassador, I present interactive storytelling sessions using the picture book ‘Right to be Me’ with PowerPoint, costumes, props, and resources.

Her role is to educate and empower children on their rights to be happy, healthy, and safe. Karen presents engaging interactive costumed reader’s theatre, empowering talks and writing workshops with author husband, Steve Tyrrell.Ĭhildren’s Rights Queensland appointed Karen Ambassador for Children’s Week 22-28 October. Karen Tyrrell is a Brisbane award-winning author and mental health advocate, creating books to help kids LIVE strong.

Drought Rescue by Karen Tyrrell