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MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Catherine Austen

It’s back! In person! And I want to see you there. Young writers and artists in eastern Ontario and western Quebec can sign up now for the MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival (MYAIF) to be held in Ottawa on April 4th.

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Awesome Authors 2023 is on!

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Catherine Austen

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The Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writers of the nation’s capital, get to work on your poems, short stories, and comics. You could win publication, glory, cold hard cash! The contest opened on January 10th and it closes… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors 2023 is on!”

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Stories and Litmags

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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I’m resurrecting my old list of Canadian litmags because it’s just so handy for short story writers to know the word limits at a glance. Since I’m updating it for myself, why not share?

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Pot-Pourri 2022

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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It’s here, awesome authors! The latest volume of Pot-Pourri, containing all the winning stories, poems, and graphic narratives from Ottawa’s Awesome Authors aged 9-18. Buy your copy today.

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My Latest Picture Book

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Catherine Austen

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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. Love squirrels? Check out all the… Continue Reading “My Latest Picture Book”