Want to win a $50 Amazon gift certificate? Want to chat with authors of speculative fiction from across Canada? Want to celebrate longstanding independent book publishers? Then please come to the virtual book launch of Tesseracts 17: Speculating Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast, hosted by BittenByBooks.com on October 23rd through 24th, from noon to noon CST.… Continue reading Online Launch of Tesseracts 17 – this Wednesday
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Fearless Friday
I'm thrilled to be working with Carrie Gleason, my editor at Lorimer, on another sixth grade comedy. Dave Davidson, 6th Grade Fearslayer, will be published in Spring 2014. This will be a boyish sort of follow-up to 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6. It's completely unrelated, with all new characters and stories, but it shares… Continue reading Fearless Friday
The Squirrels Stole my Picture Book!
Who doesn't love squirrels? Apparently Aesop. I spent 45 minutes looking for a fable about squirrels to tie into my new and exciting squirrel picture book. Yes, I said "new and exciting squirrel picture book!" Here's the news: When Squirrels Stole My Sister, written by Catherine Austen and illustrated by To Be Determined, will be published… Continue reading The Squirrels Stole my Picture Book!
My First Short Story in Twenty Years
Okay, it has been three weeks and you might be wondering if I was kidnapped by the Storyfest kids I mentioned in my last post. No such luck - I had to leave Hudson when the event was over. It was lovely, BTW, and if I'd had my act together sooner, I'd have blogged about… Continue reading My First Short Story in Twenty Years
Storyfest for Kids
I'll be in Hudson, Quebec, this weekend, for an awesome new event, Storyfest for Kids. Storyfest is Hudson's annual celebration of writers, readers and storytellers, which has been taking place every fall for the past ten years. But that's not the one I'm at. I'm at a brand new spring celebration, Storyfest for Kids, which is a… Continue reading Storyfest for Kids
Catherine Austen 