Creative Writing
Posted on February 8, 2023 by Catherine Austen
I’m resurrecting my old list of Young Writers’ Markets because there are so many young writers who are not eligible to submit to the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. What are they to do with their awesome stories, poems, and comics?… Continue Reading “Young Writers’ Markets”
Category: monday markets, short stories, writers' markets, writing, young writersTags: canadian literary magazines, children's stories, children's writing, literary journals, litmags, short fiction, short fiction markets, short stories, short story markets, writers' markets, writing, young writers, youth fiction, youth poetry, youth writing, youth writing contest
Posted on December 23, 2022 by Catherine Austen
Updated February 2023 (with links to a new children’s story, “Balloon Party,” a fresh take on “Stone Soup” published on the Blue Met website). Back to the 2022 post….I’m resurrecting my old list of Canadian litmags because it’s just so handy for short story… Continue Reading “Stories and Litmags”
Category: featured, short stories, writers' marketsTags: alloprof, balloon party, blue met, canadian literary magazines, children's literature, children's stories, fables, featured, literary journals, litmags, noah ruscica, readaloud, short fiction, short fiction markets, short stories, short story markets, stone soup, stories read aloud, writers markets
Posted on October 26, 2021 by Catherine Austen
It’s almost Halloween. To build the spooky atmosphere — and also to encourage creative writing — I’m offering these nine read-alouds, spooky stories written by students aged 11-17, all featured on my Cabin Tales podcast last October. They range from silly fun to gory… Continue Reading “Halloween Student Stories”
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 December 31, 2020 by Catherine Austen
If you’re Canadian and a reader, you’ve probably heard of Blue Met (Metropolis Bleu). It produces a renowned international Literary Festival in Montreal every spring, along with a slightly-less-well-known Children’s Literary Festival. But Blue Met is so much more than an event! A non-profit arts… Continue Reading “The Spirit of Sharing”
Category: authors, reading, short stories, What's New, writingTags: anne renaud, blue met, children's poetry, children's stories, christine sioui wawanoloath, christmas, christmas stories, digital stories, gabriel anctil, giving, holiday season, katia canciani, literary festival, louis emond, lydia lukidis, marie-celie agnant, metropolis bleu, poems, sharing, spirit of sharing, stories, writing