Catherine Austen
Creative Writing
Launching Squirrels
November 17 Update: Thanks to everyone who attended the virtual launch of When the Squirrels Stole my Sister. I loved seeing all your faces and having your company to celebrate the book. (And I think we all drew some fabulous squirrels, thanks to Sean!)
Please check out the book page: When the Squirrels Stole my Sister for lots of squirrelly entertainment extras.
Read MoreHalloween Student Stories
It’s almost Halloween. To build the spooky atmosphere — and also to encourage creative writing — I’m offering these nine read-alouds, spooky stories written by students aged 11-17, all featured on my Cabin Tales podcast last October. They range from silly fun to gory terror, ideal for this time of year.
Read MoreMy Latest Picture Book
It has been a long time coming! My new picture book, When the Squirrels Stole my Sister, illustrated by Sean Cassidy, will be published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside this fall. Just in time to stock up on nuts.
Here’s the blurb:
Read MoreMy sister tamed a squirrel with peanuts until it ate out of her hand…. So begins a tongue—in—cheek tale of taming gone wrong. When a genius squirrel launches a daring winter storage plan, big sister ends up high in the oak tree with a new furry family. But what will happen when her nuts run out? It’s little sister to the rescue! (In her own ingenious way.)
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. 20 minutes, all ages.
A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Read More
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 herself stories. 25 minutes, all ages.
A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Read More
Catherine Austen lives and writes in Gatineau, Quebec.
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