Creative Writing
Posted on May 15, 2015 by Catherine Austen
It was a pleasure to be part of the 29th annual Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival this year. I met hundreds of young readers at schools and libraries in the Nanaimo area during a week-long author tour that culminated in BookFest on May 2nd: a day-long celebration… Continue Reading “Thank you, BookFest!”
Posted on April 24, 2015 by Catherine Austen
Thank you to the 150 students from grades 4-8 who participated in my writing workshops this week at the MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Conference in Ottawa. What a blast! I was so inspired by your stories, your enthusiasm, and your willingness to share. Even the… Continue Reading “Wonderful Workshops”
Posted on April 11, 2014 by Catherine Austen
It was a pleasure to spend the week touring schools along the Gaspe coast as part of the region’s BookFest 2014. I visited English elementary schools from Gaspe southwest to New Richmond, driving from town to town along the Atlantic Ocean (peeking over snowbanks sometimes… Continue Reading “Gaspe’s BookFest”
Category: authors, book tour, school visitsTags: author visits, book promotion, bookfest, children's books, festival du livre, gaspe, writers