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 Monique Polak
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hfkqv-fbe50a An interview with Monique Polak, author of 29 books for young people and teacher of English and Humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal. Hear about her attraction to delinquent characters, her commitment to work through good writing days and bad ones, and her…
Author Interview with Tim Wynne-Jones
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hzt2p-fb2261 An interview with Tim Wynne-Jones, author of 35 books for all ages, including novels, picture books, and short story collections, including most recently War at the Snow White Motel and The Starlight Claim, which is a finalist for the 2021 White Pine Award. Hear about…
Author Interview with Karen Krossing
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qtcid-fa7880 An interview with children’s and YA author Karen Krossing, novelist and short story writer whose first picture book is coming out this fall. Karen has been an editor, a writing coach, and a creative writing instructor. Listen to her thoughts on sad endings,…
