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Z.R. Southcombe

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Genre

Children's, Fantasy, Nonfiction

Influences

Roald Dahl
Lewis Carroll
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Z.R. Southcombe is a writer and artist. She is the author of the wordless picture book What Stars Are Made Of and children’s chapter book The Caretaker of Imagination.

Her books are written for children, but with their wild sense of imagination, rich vocabulary and emotional resonance they are loved by readers of all ages.

A true creative, Z.R. usually has a few creative projects on the go, but no matter what project she is currently working on, Z.R. is usually accompanied by a cup of tea.

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Average rating: 4.36 · 77 ratings · 36 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Caretaker of Imagination (The Caretaker Series, #1) by Z.R. Southcombe (Goodreads Author), Jane Thorne (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Stars Are Made Of 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy's Story: The End of the World (The Caretaker Series, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the End of the World (The Caretaker Series, #3) by Z.R. Southcombe (Goodreads Author), Jane Thorne (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I am an artist 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ramble On: A celebration of walking in New Zealand by Z.R. Southcombe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Deb Byrnand (Contributor), Octavia Cade (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can't Cure A Witch's Curse (New World Series #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am A Writer by Z.R. Southcombe (Goodreads Author), Izak Smells (Contributor), Ella Blake-Brislen (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets: Anthology 2015 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Caretaker's Colouring Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Over on Substack I’ve discovered a few gems, including Helen Redfern, who recently wrote about her inspiration points from Austin Kleon’s book, Show Your Work. I’ve come across Austin Kleon before. His book Steal Like An Artist helped me work through perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and valuing process/progress as well as productivity early in my writing … Continue reading Becoming a Documentaria Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Z.R. Southcombe

The Caretaker Series (3 books)
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Jane Thorne (Illustrator)

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1984

by George Orwell

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Terra Viva : My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements

by Vandana Shiva

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Inner Life Of Animals

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“Sometimes it's our darkest moments that make us shine.”
― Z.R. Southcombe

tags: darkness, hope, inspirational, light

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Z.R.’s Quotes

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: fantasy, humor, scifi

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“Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: british, humor, science-fiction, social-commentary, thumb, towel

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“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: humour

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“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: dreams

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“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy