Bren MacDibble
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Bren MacDibble
@macdibble.bsky.social
MG & YA NZ writer now living in WA and loving it! She/her
Books:
How to Bee
In the Dark Spaces
The Dog Runner
Across the Risen Sea
The Raven's Song
The Apprentice Witnesser
www.macdibble.com
Hippos Yawn and Wave Rock WA.
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Alien fungi has landed in outback WA. We’ve seen the Day of the Triffids. We know what comes next!
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Loved The Granite Skywalk north of Albany in WA. Steep climb but worth it!
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New contract signed for a contemporary YA novel with Freemantle Press! So pleased! 💕
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
As a Kiwi it is hard for me to say this… I never in my life, seen so many trees as on WA’s southern coast! Been driving through them for days!
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
In grasslands shaped by fire one tree reigns supreme. The grass tree, Xanthorrhoea. Impervious to fire, it needs heat and soot to germinate seeds. Slow growing, many of these are 100 years old. The flower spikes contain resin used by the local peoples.
Wanagarra Reserve, Wedge Island, WA. So pretty!
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Look what arrived in the mail! Only a little bent. So proud to be included in the shortlist! 😍 #booksky
October 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A lovely evening down at the river.
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
September 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
September 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Spring has sprung on the mid west coast of Australia. ☀️
September 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My last post about How to Bee being up in lights on a tower in Perth got so much attention 😂 I thought I’d follow that up by showing The Apprentice Witnesser up there too alongside other WA Premiers Award shortlisted books! #booksky #bookweek #kidlit #clifi
August 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Are you in Perth?! Did you see a giant How to Bee on a tower???!!! #bookweek
August 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Photos from #NZCYA book awards. The finalists in the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction: Jane Arthur, Li Chen, Me, Claire Mabey, Rachael King flanked by Judge LJ Keegan and Sponsor O Wright from the Wright Family Trust. Li Chen won this section and Claire Mabey took out best debut book. #booksky
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Hey NZ! Especially Hamilton teachers, parents, kids, come along tomorrow morning to Books For Kids in Grey St! #booksky
August 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
What is Hopepunk and why do we need it in the classroom? Article at SchoolNews Australia: www.school-news.com.au/news/what-is...
August 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Climate-fiction for middle grade kids writer here. Available in the UK @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social Popular with TLs. Big themes, short books. My last book The Apprentice Witnesser, has been shortlisted for state (WA), national (NZ), science fiction and Environmental awards. New book at acquisitions!
July 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
We get clouds in winter!
June 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
New Review from @middlegrademusings on Insta: “Bren MacDibble goes 5/5 in a novel full of hope with a formidable female lead, heartfelt exchanges and a touch of thrilling adventure that subtly reminds us to take care of what we have now.” #booksky
June 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
So excited to be shortlisted in the @statelibrarywa Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. #booksky @allenandunwin.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Hey #booksky, check out the Wilderness Society’s shortlist for the Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature at eacl.org.au
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Hey #booksky if you want to find out more about the #NZCYA book awards shortlist announced yesterday or are after pukapuka for your tamariki some in te reo Māori, hop on over to their website: www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-... #booksalive
June 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
So many amazing books in the NZ CYA Awards this year including five by my publisher @allenandunwinnz.bsky.social #booksky #nzcya #booksalive
June 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Thrilled to see The Apprentice Witnesser Shortlisted in a very strong collection of NZ Books for Children and Young Adults! ... #nzcya #booksalive @allenandunwinnz.bsky.social @allenandunwin.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A great day of hiking #murchisongorge #kalbarriNationalPark so very dry. Just the deepest pools remain.
May 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM