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Posted on February 6, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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Here is the last instalment of my favourite Can-lit journals aka short story markets. NB: These are not ALL the magazines out there in our northern land. This is my personal list of lit-mags that publish the kind of short fiction I read and write,…
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Posted on January 30, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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Continuing on the last couple of posts, here are another 10 excellent Canadian literary journals that short story writers can submit to. The Nashwaak Review (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Publishes original work from new and established writers and artists from across Canada, with an Atlantic…
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Posted on January 16, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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I wrote short stories in my youth and published a dozen in Canadian literary journals–long defunct ones like Writ and Quarry, and still-going-strong ones like The Windsor Review and The New Quarterly (it really was a new quarterly back then). Though I’ve kept up…
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Posted on November 11, 2016
by Catherine Austen
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A couple of cool things have happened this fall with my 2011 teen novel, All Good Children. First, All Good Children is now available in paperback! Orca Book Publishers has produced a gorgeous paperback version of the book. It’s blue, it’s ominous, it’s a…
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Category: books, teen novels, What's New, writing, young adult fictionTags: all good children, book promotion, book release, books, booktrack, children's books, children's novels, dystopian fiction, ebooks, orca, orca book publishers, paperbacks, publishing, soundtracks, writers, writing, YA novel, young adult novel
It is an honour to have my latest middle-grade comedy, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, selected as a 2016 Diamond Willow Nominee! For those who may not know, Willows are not just gorgeous trees. They are also Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards…
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Category: book awards, children's books, middle grade novels, writingTags: 28 tricks for a fearless grade 6, authors, book awards, books, canadian childrens books, children's books, children's novels, diamond willow, saskatchewan, SYRCA, willow awards, willows, writers
Posted on March 4, 2016
by Catherine Austen
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You may have heard the old story about The Old Man and Death: An old man was out gathering a bundle of sticks for his fire. He cut a dozen thick pieces in the forest and began to carry them home. He had a long way to…
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Posted on December 11, 2015
by Catherine Austen
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‘Tis the season for the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Author Contest! Local writers aged 9-17 have a couple of months to shine up their best poems and stories for the 2016 competition. If your work is already shiny, you can enter it right now. If you want some…
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Category: author talks, authors, contests, public libraries, What's New, writing, young writersTags: author visits, awesome authors, Caroline Pignat, Contests, J.C. Sulzenko, Michel Lavoie, Ottawa Public Library, poetry workshop, writing contests, writing workshops, young writers
