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 August 7, 2020 by Catherine Austen
Cabin Tales Episode One: Things Hide in the Darkness (Setting) A 40-minute episode for young writers interested in developing a strong setting. With an original spooky story, “The Sacrifice”; setting examples from Beowulf, The Scorpio Races, and The Incredible Journey; interviews with Tim Wynne-Jones,… Continue Reading “Creative Writing Podcast”
Category: authors, podcast, writing, young writersTags: cabin tales, Caroline Pignat, lori weber, podcast, setting, setting exercises, spooky stories, tim wynne-jones, young writers
Posted on July 31, 2020 by Catherine Austen
I’m having a blast developing my podcast, Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. It’s morphing as it goes, but here’s the trailer for it. Check out the website, CabinTales.ca, for more information.
Category: podcast, writing, young writersTags: cabin tales, creative writing, podcast, podcasts, spooky stories, trailer, writing advice, young writers