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MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Catherine Austen

Awesome Authors 2023 is on!

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Catherine Austen

The Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writers of the nation’s capital, get to work on your poems, short stories, and comics. You could win publication, glory, cold hard cash! The contest opened on January 10th and it closes… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors 2023 is on!”

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Pot-Pourri 2022

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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It’s here, awesome authors! The latest volume of Pot-Pourri, containing all the winning stories, poems, and graphic narratives from Ottawa’s Awesome Authors aged 9-18. Buy your copy today.

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MYAIF: More Fun for Young Writers in Ottawa/Gatineau

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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[Updated March 18th 2022] Hey kids, I know you’re hustling to get your poems, stories, and graphic narratives finished in time to enter the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing contest. Some of you might even be prepping for tomorrow’s Awesome Author teen… Continue Reading “MYAIF: More Fun for Young Writers in Ottawa/Gatineau”

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Awesome Authors 2022 is on!

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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Summer 2022 update: Winners of this year’s Awesome Authors contest are announced here on the Ottawa Public Library’s YouTube channel. 🙂 *Original Post: The Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writers of the nation’s capital, get to work on… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors 2022 is on!”