Posted on February 18, 2022
by Catherine Austen
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[Updated March 18th 2022] Hey kids, I know you’re hustling to get your poems, stories, and graphic narratives finished in time to enter the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing contest. Some of you might even be prepping for tomorrow’s Awesome Author teen… Continue Reading “MYAIF: More Fun for Young Writers in Ottawa/Gatineau”
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Category: author talks, What's New, writing, writing workshops, young writersTags: angela misri, awesome authors, brian mclachlan, children's books, creative writing, jeff ross, justjamaal thepoet, MASC, MASC Young Authors and Young Illustrators Festival, myaif, ottawa events, Ottawa Public Library, sarah raughley, vikki vansickle, writers, writing, writing workshops, young writers
Posted on November 2, 2021
by Catherine Austen
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November 17 Update: Thanks to everyone who attended the virtual launch of When the Squirrels Stole my Sister. I loved seeing all your faces and having your company to celebrate the book. (And I think we all drew some fabulous squirrels, thanks to Sean!)… Continue Reading “Launching Squirrels”
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Category: books, picture books, What's New, writingTags: book launch, book release, books, children's books, fitzhenry and whiteside, picture books, sean cassidy, squirrel books, squirrels, squirrels stole my sister, writing
Posted on September 14, 2021
by Catherine Austen
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It has been a long time coming! My new picture book, When the Squirrels Stole my Sister, illustrated by Sean Cassidy, will be published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside this fall. Just in time to stock up on nuts. Love squirrels? Check out all the… Continue Reading “My Latest Picture Book”
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Category: book covers, books, featured, picture books, squirrelsTags: animal stories, book covers, book release, books, canadian childrens books, children's books, children's literature, featured, illustrations, illustrators, picture books, sean cassidy, squirrel books, squirrels, squirrels stole my sister
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”
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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 October 23, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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Featuring interviews with five Canadian illustrators about creating narratives in words and pictures. Featuring guest author-illustrators Peggy Collins, Katherine Battersby, Farida Zaman, Christine Tripp, and Chris Jones. 45 minute. All ages. To listen to this special episode of my Cabin Tales Podcast, visit CabinTales.ca or… Continue Reading “Picture a Story: Interviews with Illustrators”
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Category: art, authors, books, illustration, picture books, podcast, writingTags: art, artistic process, artists, children's illustratio, children's books, children's literature, chris Jones, Christine Tripp, Farida Zaman, graphic storytelling, illustration, illustrations, illustrators, Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, picture book process, picture books