I'm resurrecting my old list of Young Writers' Markets because there are so many young writers who are not eligible to submit to the Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. What are they to do with their awesome stories, poems, and comics? Well... If you are a young writer in Canada with no… Continue reading Young Writers’ Markets
Updated February 2023 (with links to a new children's story, "Balloon Party," a fresh take on "Stone Soup" published on the Blue Met website). Back to the 2022 post....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… Continue reading Stories and Litmags
The Autumn 2021 issue of The Dalhousie Review, released in Spring 2022 🙂 [November UPDATE: You can read my latest short story, "Obsolete," online in The Prairie Journal. Click on my name in the list on the Story page.)] I'm thrilled to have a short story in the latest issue of The Dalhousie Review --… Continue reading Short Stories
It's almost Halloween. To build the spooky atmosphere -- and also to encourage creative writing -- I'm offering these nine read-alouds, spooky stories written by students aged 11-17, all featured on my Cabin Tales podcast last October. They range from silly fun to gory terror, ideal for this time of year. First is the shortest… Continue reading Halloween Student Stories
If you're Canadian and a reader, you've probably heard of Blue Met (Metropolis Bleu). It produces a renowned international Literary Festival in Montreal every spring, along with a slightly-less-well-known Children's Literary Festival. But Blue Met is so much more than an event! A non-profit arts foundation, Blue Met is dedicated to bringing people from different cultures… Continue reading The Spirit of Sharing
Catherine Austen 