Catherine Austen
Creative Writing
About Me
I’m an author of books for children and teens, short stories for adults, and reports for corporate clients. I’ve taught creative writing to aspiring authors of all ages, and I’m an occasional editor and mentor. I’m also an avid reader, an animal-lover, a quilter, a flat-water…
My Books
I’ve written two literary novels for children and young adults, Walking Backward and All Good Children, two middle-grade comedies, 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6 and 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, and one unfortunately titled picture-book, My Cat Isis. I have a…
Workshops
Check out my “Words into Plots” short story workshop outline for the 2021 Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. Listen to my creative writing podcast, Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers, with original stories, creative writing excerpts and exercises, and interviews with some of…
Author Interview with Frieda Wishinsky
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jfgq8-1097625 It’s the final Cabin Tales interview! With Frieda Wishinsky, award-winning author of more than 70 books for young readers, both fiction and non-fiction. Hear about her aversion to horror, her fondness for chronological order, and the similarities she finds in writing and gardening….
Author Interview with Karen Bass
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-szasi-108d74a An interview with Karen Bass, award-winning author of 8 young adult novels including Graffiti Knight, The Hill, and Blood Donor. Hear about her favourite fictional monster, her preference for third-person point of view, and her memory of growing up on a farm telling…
Author-Illustrator Interview with Chris Jones
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wn5ue-1084012 An interview with Chris Jones, illustrator of 25+ picture books and leveled readers plus multiple magazine features, and author-illustrator of graphic novels and comics for all ages. Hear about his love of wild settings, his resistance to the bound pages of a sketchbook,…
