My latest middle grade novel, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, is featured in this month's issue of Middle Shelf Magazine, in their "Cool Reads for Cool Kids" section (under the "Humor" category, natch - you'll find my excerpt on page 22.) Check it out at this link to the current issue. (I don't… Continue reading Cool Reads for Cool Kids
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Yesterday’s News and Tomorrow’s Talks
I was at this year's KidLit Cafe, an annual celebration of local children's authors and illustrators hosted by the Ottawa Public Library and the Ottawa Children's Literature Round Table. (That's old news but it's all I've got at hand.) If you didn't catch all the authors at left - Alan Neal, me (Catherine Austen), Don Cummer, Cécile… Continue reading Yesterday’s News and Tomorrow’s Talks
Friday Fable: Belling Oprah
You may know the old story, "Belling the Cat:" One day the house mice grew sick and tired of losing their loved ones to the house cat, so they held a council to discuss the problem. Some said this and some said that, and eventually a young mouse rose to its hind feet and shouted: "The… Continue reading Friday Fable: Belling Oprah
Children’s Authors and Illustrators all over Ottawa
October in Ottawa is the perfect time and place to meet local authors and illustrators of books for children and teens (without bothering us at home). On October 25th, head out to the 14th annual KidLit Cafe from the Ottawa Public Library and the Ottawa Children's Literature Roundtable. Come out to the Greenboro Branch (363 Lorry Greenburg)… Continue reading Children’s Authors and Illustrators all over Ottawa
Further Education for Writers
I've been writing fiction all my life, though it has only been at the centre of my life for the past few years (nestled between the kids and the dog, just left of my spouse, right of the cats, and smothered on all sides by art and nature.) I have always written well. I had my first short… Continue reading Further Education for Writers
Catherine Austen 