Creative Writing
Posted on March 8, 2021 by Catherine Austen
April 2021 Update: The readings listed below have passed, but I have one more National Public Reading coming up on June 9th, hosted by the Muskoka Authors Association, about writing for children and adults. Many thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts and… Continue Reading “national public readings”
Category: author talks, public speaking, school visitsTags: 26 tips for surviving grade 6, 28 tricks for a fearless grade 6, author events, author presentations, author visits, books, cabin tales, canada council for the arts, children's writers, children's books, children's novels, children's stories, national public readings, NPR program, quebec schools, reading, school visits, spooky stories, twuc, writers union of canada, writing
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… Continue Reading “Radio Interview at Noon”
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… Continue Reading “Book Me for Book Week 2014”
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… Continue Reading “Fearless Friday”
Category: authors, books, middle grade novelsTags: 26 tips for surviving grade 6, children's books, lorimer, publishing
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… Continue Reading “Hackmatack Children’s Choice Winner”
Category: authors, booksTags: 26 tips for surviving grade 6, book awards, children's books, Hackmatack Award