Welcome to Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. This is Episode Two: Nasty People meet Nasty Ends. It's a long one at 50 minutes. I’m Catherine Austen. And my guests today are great Canadian writers Karen Krossing, Monique Polak, and Tim Wynne-Jones. Today we’ll be talking all about characters. Check out the Episode 2… Continue reading Nasty People Meet Nasty Ends (Episode 2: Characters)
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Kids’ Lit Quiz 2020
It was a real pleasure to be the Guest Quizmaster at the Ottawa heat of the Kids' Lit Quiz this year. The contest was held at Elmwood School on Tuesday, January 21st. And even in the middle of a teachers' strike (Go teachers! Fight for your class size!), 22 teams came out to battle. The… Continue reading Kids’ Lit Quiz 2020
Awesome Authors 2020
The Ottawa Public Library's annual Youth Writing Contest -- Awesome Authors -- is underway! If you're an Ottawa resident between the ages of 9 and 18, sharpen your pencils or boot up your computer because it's time to get writing and drawing. Awesome Authors honours the very best poems, stories, and comics in English and French… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2020
Writing Workshops
There's a new source of funding for author visits to English-language Quebec schools: ArtistsInspire. The program administers federal funding for minority language education. Through ArtistsInspire, schools receive full funding to invite authors, artists, or other culture creators to engage their students in the arts. All English-language schools in Quebec are entitled to $1500 per year… Continue reading Writing Workshops
Book Launch of Pot-pourri 2019
Dozens of young writers in Ottawa will attend their book launch next week, as the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) launches the latest volume of Pot-pourri. Pot-pourri 2019 features all the winners and honourable mentions from this year's Awesome Authors contest -- that's dozens of the best poems, short stories, and comics… Continue reading Book Launch of Pot-pourri 2019
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