If you are a young writer of fiction or poetry, here are some excellent places to submit your work The updated lists are divided into teen markets and children's markets (with a bit of overlap). Online and Print Magazines for Teen Writers: The Blue Marble publishes poetry, prose and art from writers aged 13-20. Submission… Continue reading Young Writers’ Markets
My tiny home office was featured in this week's "Writing Spaces," a regular blog post from The New Quarterly. This is a fabulous weekly feature from TNQ that offers a peek into the working spaces of each issue's writers, along with inspiring anecdotes and tips from the authors. Definitely a blog worth following. My writing… Continue reading Writing Spaces
I was thrilled to receive my contributor copies of Issue 147 of The New Quarterly this week. My short story, "On Sulphur Mountain," is one of eight stories featured in this issue. I've had a chance to read them all, and they're wonderful -- so well-written and engrossing. I'm proud to have my work alongside… Continue reading A Smattering of Evans
My latest short story, "Mr. Boots," has just come out in the Summer 2017 issue of The Fiddlehead. (Yes, that's me peeking inside the magazine at left, and yes, I could use some eye drops and a mascara wand. What can I say? I've been up late writing.) The Fiddlehead is one of Canada's most… Continue reading My Latest Story (Not for Children)
Here is the last instalment of my favourite Can-lit journals aka short story markets. NB: These are not ALL the magazines out there in our northern land. This is my personal list of lit-mags that publish the kind of short fiction I read and write, and for which I'm eligible to submit. (So you won't find… Continue reading Canadian Literary Short Fiction Markets (R-Z)
Catherine Austen 