Just a quick reminder that there's only one week left to submit to the Canada Writes Creative Non-Fiction Prize. All Canadians are eligible to submit a work of 1200-1500 words, along with a $25 entry fee, for a shot at the $6,000 first prize. Under-18s have just a week left to submit to the Book Week 2012… Continue reading What’s New Wednesday: Looming Contest Deadlines
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What’s New Wednesday: Dystopian Domination 2
Obviously I didn't make any 2012 resolutions to blog more often. And apparently blogging is a lot like exercise in that the longer I'm away from it, the more effort it seems to require. I needed a real kick in the pants to get here today. I got that kick, thankfully, from a couple of awesome bloggers who love… Continue reading What’s New Wednesday: Dystopian Domination 2
Friday Fable: One Good Turn Deserves Another
You may have heard of the old fable, “The Ant and the Dove”: An ant stopped at a fountain one morning to quench his thirst, but he slipped into the water and began to drown. A passing dove, seeing the ant’s plight, snapped a leaf off a nearby tree and dropped it into the fountain.… Continue reading Friday Fable: One Good Turn Deserves Another
Giving Away More Books
Today I'm a guest author on the awesome book blog, 10 Stories Up. Head over there to read my answers to some tough questions, like: Do you think the reason many adults condemn contemporary children's literature is because they don't (or choose not to) remember what it was really like to be a kid? and Tell us… Continue reading Giving Away More Books
Fogotten Fable
Yet another Friday passed without a fable from me. I had the best intentions. But the full version of Minecraft was released on Friday and my 9-year-old barricaded himself in the office for the weekend. Ealier this month, that same child came down with a cold that required six - 6!!!!- days sick at home.… Continue reading Fogotten Fable
Catherine Austen 