Creative Writing
Posted on January 15, 2021 by Catherine Austen
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… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors is on!”
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Posted on May 1, 2020 by Catherine Austen
To all the young writers whom I’d hoped to meet at a workshop this spring or summer (cancelled due to Covid-19)… If you’re stuck at home with a pen handy, why not start a story or ten? Don’t know how to begin? I’ll take… Continue Reading “Young Writers Workshop: Know your Character”
Category: author talks, friday form, school visits, writing proces, writing workshops, young writersTags: author visits, characters, cinderella, creating characters, creative process, creative writing, creative writing exercise, fiction writing, fictional characters, inspiration, short fiction, short stories, writers, writing, writing exercise, writing workshops, youth writing
Posted on December 5, 2019 by Catherine Austen
There’s a new source of funding for author visits to English-language Quebec schools: ArtistsInspire. The program administers federal funding for minority language education. Through ArtistsInspire, schools receive full funding to invite authors, artists, or other culture creators to engage their students in the arts.… Continue Reading “Writing Workshops”
Posted on May 17, 2019 by Catherine Austen
Interested in one of my Author Presentations or Writing Workshops? Good news! Financial assistance for author visits is available throughout Canada, thanks to the generous support of our governments working with the literary non-profit community. A couple of key funding programs have looming deadlines… Continue Reading “Funding Author Visits”
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Posted on April 30, 2019 by Catherine Austen
I had a great time at this year’s MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival in Ottawa. The 3-day event was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum, where over 450 children aged 9-12 came from around the region — some of them getting up at… Continue Reading “MASC Festival 2019”
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