Catherine Austen
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The Willow Awards
Posted on May 13, 2016 by Catherine Austen
It is an honour to have my latest middle-grade comedy, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, selected as a 2016 Diamond Willow Nominee! For those who may not know, Willows are not just gorgeous trees. They are also Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards…
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…
Cool Reads for Cool Kids
Posted on November 14, 2014 by Catherine Austen
My latest middle grade novel, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, is featured in this month’s issue of Middle Shelf Magazine, in their “Cool Reads for Cool Kids” section (under the “Humor” category, natch – you’ll find my excerpt on page 22.) Check…
Friday Fable: The Writer and her Publicist
Posted on May 23, 2014 by Catherine Austen
You may know the old story of The Moon and her Mother: The moon once asked her mother to make her a cloak. Her mother snorted. “How can I make a cloak to fit you when you’re always changing from a new moon to…
Thank you, Nova Scotia Schools!
Posted on May 9, 2014 by Catherine Austen
As I begin the last day of my tour of schools, libraries and bookstores in Nova Scotia, I want to say thank you to all the students I’ve met along the way. Thanks for listening. Thanks for laughing. Thanks for asking great questions. Thanks for saying…
Book Week in Nova Scotia: Shout Out to Bookstores
Posted on May 5, 2014 by Catherine Austen
A huge thank you to all the inquisitive elementary students I met today on the first day of my Nova Scotia tour of schools and libraries for TD Canadian Children’s Book Week 2014. Thanks for asking such great questions and for teaching me the correct…
Thanks for the Lovely Launch!
Posted on April 3, 2014 by Catherine Austen
Thanks to all the family, friends, writers and readers who braved the snow to attend my book launch on Sunday. It was so nice to see you. (Really, I couldn’t stop smiling.) A huge thank-you to la Bibliothèque municipale de Gatineau for providing the room and…
Category: authors, books, middle grade novelsTags: 28 tricks for a fearless grade 6, book launch, book promotion, children's books, writing
Catherine Austen is an award-winning author from Gatineau, Quebec. Her favourite things are books and animals.
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