Catherine Austen
Creative Writing
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, unforeseen plot twists, and writer’s block. 20 minutes. All ages.
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Author Interview with Amanda West Lewis
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ymnha-f9b9a6
An interview with Amanda West Lewis, author of three novels and four non-fiction books for young people, andexecutive director of a theatre school. A 20-minute continuous segment not yet heard on Cabin Tales in which Amanda shares her preference for third-person point of view, her phobia of scary stories, and her love of Alice in Wonderland. All ages.
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Author Interview with Lori Weber
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bq6ft-f8eb82
An interview with Lori Weber, Montreal author of ten YA books including Lightning Lou, Yellow Mini, and Deep Girls. Interview snippets not heard on the Cabin Tales podcast, edited into a 15-minute continuous segment in which Lori shares her love of fictional settings, her aversion to moral messages in fiction, and her unease around squirrels in her own yard. All ages.
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Author Interview with Rachel Eugster
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6gga7-f83edb
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. Featuring interview leftovers not included in the Cabin Tales podcast, edited into a 20-minute continuous segment. All ages.
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Awesome Authors is on!
MARCH 2021 update: The deadline for the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest has passed and the judges are busy reading all the fabulous submissions. I have 171 short stories to consider from writers aged 9-12 — and I can only choose six finalists! That means MANY great stories will be rejected. Such is the nature of publishing. If your story does not win, it doesn’t mean the story is not good. So keep writing.
Winners and Honourable Mentions will be announced at a virtual ceremony this spring. I’ll post details when I have them….
[From January 2021]…The Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writer, get ready to write your best poem, short story, or comic ever. The Ottawa Public Library is inviting you to share your talent with the world, and you could win cash prizes and publication.
Learn all the details from the Awesome Authors page on the OPL website.
I’ll be judging fiction in the 9-12 age category again this year — and I want to read your story!
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Catherine Austen lives and writes in Gatineau, Quebec.
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