Catherine Austen
Creative Writing
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Cabin Tales Author Interview #28: Karen Bass
An interview with Karen Bass, award-winning author of 8 young adult novels including Graffiti Knight, The Hill, and Blood Donor. Hear about her favourite fictional monster, her preference for third-person point of view, and her memory of growing up on a farm telling herself… Continue Reading “Cabin Tales Author Interview #28: Karen Bass”
Cabin Tales Author Interview #27: Chris Jones
An interview with Chris Jones, illustrator of 25+ picture books and leveled readers plus multiple magazine features, and author-illustrator of graphic novels and comics for all ages. Hear about his love of wild settings, his resistance to the bound pages of a sketchbook, and… Continue Reading “Cabin Tales Author Interview #27: Chris Jones”
Cabin Tales Author Interview #26: Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, and Christine Tripp
An interview with author-illustrators Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, and Christine Tripp. Chris has illustrated more than 50 children’s books for educational publishers; Peggy has illustrated over a dozen books and she’s the author-illustrator of several. Katherine Battersby has illustrated 12 books, 7 of which… Continue Reading “Cabin Tales Author Interview #26: Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, and Christine Tripp”
Cabin Tales Author Interview #25: Marty Chan
An interview with Marty Chan, playwright and award-winning author of 18 books for young readers. Hear about his intricate revision process, his deep appreciation of young readers and writers, and his delight in making things hard for his characters. 25 minutes. Read the… Continue Reading “Cabin Tales Author Interview #25: Marty Chan”
Cabin Tales Author Interview #24: Jeff Szpirglas
An interview with Jeff Szpirglas, author of over 20 books for all ages, including scary novels, short story collections, and “choose your own ending” adventures. Hear about his love of the horror genre, his interest in dramatic ironing and shifting points of view, and… Continue Reading “Cabin Tales Author Interview #24: Jeff Szpirglas”
Catherine Austen writes books for kids and teens, short stories for adults, and reports for corporate clients. She lives in Gatineau, Quebec.
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