Playwright and picture book author Rachel Eugster shares her admiration of Shirley Jackson, her use of Scrivener as a writing tool, and her love of games, stories, and spindles. 20-minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-727542232/ct2-3-rachel-eugster?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-RachelEugster-TranscriptDownload Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Rachel Eugster CA: Do you read your own work out loud? RE:… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #3: Rachel Eugster
Author: Catherine Austen
I'm a Canadian author of books for all ages. My short stories are published in literary journals including The Fiddlehead and The New Quarterly. My books for young readers have won multiple awards, including the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award and the Quebec Writers Federation Prize for Children's Literature. I live with my family in Gatineau, Quebec.
Awesome Authors is on!
MAY 2021 Update: The Library has just announced the winners of the this year's Awesome Authors contest! Check out the announcements on YouTube. You can watch right here (below) or visit the OPL's YouTube channel and view the Ages 9-12 results or the Ages 13-18 results. https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Y8kY544X14 This year's winners in the 9-12 age category… Continue reading Awesome Authors is on!
Cabin Tales Author Interview 2: Jan Coates
A 15-minute episode of interview snippets with children’s author Jan Coates from Nova Scotia. https://soundcloud.com/user-163521144/interview-2-jan-coates?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-JanCoates-TranscriptDownload Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Jan Coates [1:30] CA: Do you have a favourite setting from fiction, either your own books or other peoples’? JC: I don’t think so. My novels… are in… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview 2: Jan Coates
Cabin Tales Author Interview #1: Caroline Pignat
The first of a season of author interviews featuring creative writing advice and anecdotes not included in the core Cabin Tales Podcast. Heard today: Caroline Pignat. https://soundcloud.com/user-163521144/interview-1-caroline-pignat?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-1-CarolinePignat-TranscriptDownload Show Notes [0:00] Intro Welcome back for a season of interview leftovers, one author at a time. Today’s guest is Caroline Pignat, two-time… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #1: Caroline Pignat
The Spirit of Sharing
If you're Canadian and a reader, you've probably heard of Blue Met (Metropolis Bleu). It produces a renowned international Literary Festival in Montreal every spring, along with a slightly-less-well-known Children's Literary Festival. But Blue Met is so much more than an event! A non-profit arts foundation, Blue Met is dedicated to bringing people from different cultures… Continue reading The Spirit of Sharing
Catherine Austen 