The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is open for entries! Young writers of the nation's capital, we want to read your stories, poems, and comics. Send them in before midnight on February 28th for a chance to win prizes and publication. The Awesome Authors contest is open to Ottawa youth writing in… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2026 is on!
Last weekend I attended the launch of Pot-pourri 2025, a gorgeous collection of the winning works of this year's Ottawa Public Library Awesome Authors contest. The book showcases eighteen contest winners, with poems, comics, and short stories in English and French from authors aged 9-12 and 13-18. There was a great turnout at this year's… Continue reading Pot-pourri 2025 launch: new works by Awesome Authors
December Update: Time's up on this year's Quist submissions, but there's a new contest for Montreal-area college students writing in English: check out Blue Met's "My Planet, My Love 2026" contest page for details. Deadline January 4th. Good luck! Back the original post... There are a few days left for young writers in Quebec to… Continue reading Young Writers in Quebec
March Update: The 2025 contest is now closed and the judges are reading your entries. Good luck! Original post: The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is open for entries! Young writers of the nation's capital, we want to read your stories, poems, and comics. Send them in before midnight on February 28th… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2025 is on!
I just updated my list of Short Fiction Markets and Young Writers Markets, so it's only fitting to add a post on the fine print. Before you submit your work to any contest or magazine, double-check the rights you're selling or giving away. The best magazine publishers buy first world serial rights to the pieces… Continue reading Writers’ Markets: Read the Fine Print
Catherine Austen 