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 Kate Inglis
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-buuep-1026a3f And interview with Kate Inglis, author of 5 books for all ages, including the middle-grade novels The Dread Crew and Flight of the Griffons; the non-fiction memoir for adults, Notes for the Everlost, and the picture books, If I were a Zombie and…
Interview with Author-Illustrator Farida Zaman
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qfjt4-1024735 An interview with Farida Zaman, author-illustrator of I Want to Be: A Gutsy Girl’s ABC, and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books and early readers. Hear about her love of fractured fairy tales, her dedication to creating a signature style, and…
Author Interview with Lena Coakley
Listen to the podcast interview here: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f959f-10225a0 An interview with Lena Coakley, author of critically acclaimed young adult and middle-grade fantasy novels, including Witchlanders, Worlds of Ink and Shadow, and Wicked Nix. Hear about Lena’s love of worldbuilding, her ambition to write a sweeping Dickensian…
