Catherine Austen
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Radio Interview at Noon
Posted on April 5, 2015 by Catherine Austen
The interview I did in Prince Edward County last month (last post) airs at noon today on 99.3 County FM. Lynn Pickering, host of “The County Writes…The County Reads” asks me about my background, my books, and my advice for young writers. Check it…
Book Me for Book Week 2014
Posted on December 6, 2013 by Catherine Austen
I will be touring Nova Scotia during the 2014 TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. I am thrilled to be part of this annual week-long celebration of children’s literature. It’s my first time; I’ve been told to expect exhilaration, exhaustion, and excitement. I can’t wait. But I’ll have…
Fearless Friday
Posted on September 13, 2013 by Catherine Austen
I’m thrilled to be working with Carrie Gleason, my editor at Lorimer, on another sixth grade comedy. Dave Davidson, 6th Grade Fearslayer, will be published in Spring 2014. This will be a boyish sort of follow-up to 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6. It’s…
Category: authors, books, middle grade novelsTags: 26 tips for surviving grade 6, children's books, lorimer, publishing
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Winner
Posted on May 14, 2013 by Catherine Austen
Hey, I won! What a wonderful trip to the Maritimes I had last week. I flew into Bathurst, New Brunswick, on the 6th to begin my Hackmatack Author Tour. I spoke with students in elementary schools along the Miramichi (returning to my birthplace of Newcastle) on…
Category: authors, booksTags: 26 tips for surviving grade 6, book awards, children's books, Hackmatack Award
Hello Hackmatacks!
Posted on May 3, 2013 by Catherine Austen
Next week I’ll be in Atlantic Canada on an author tour as part of the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award celebrations. My middle-grade comedy, 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6 (Lorimer) is a nominated title in the 2012/13 English Fiction category. Classes all over the eastern…
QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Posted on November 22, 2012 by Catherine Austen
I’m taking a breather from picking up after the puppy to say, wow, it was such an honour to win the Quebec Writers’ Federation 2012 Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature for my middle-grade comedy, 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6 (James Lorimer &…
Catherine Austen is an award-winning author from Gatineau, Quebec. Her favourite things are books and animals.
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