I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in this season's filling Station. Cover Art by Var(mit) Mayors Since 1993, filling Station has been publishing innovative and experimental prose, poetry, literary journalism, and visual art. It's a gorgeous print magazine published three times a year out of Calgary, Alberta. This is my first piece in… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Lighting fires in memoir class”
Last weekend I attended the launch of Pot-pourri 2025, a gorgeous collection of the winning works of this year's Ottawa Public Library Awesome Authors contest. The book showcases eighteen contest winners, with poems, comics, and short stories in English and French from authors aged 9-12 and 13-18. There was a great turnout at this year's… Continue reading Pot-pourri 2025 launch: new works by Awesome Authors
December Update: Time's up on this year's Quist submissions, but there's a new contest for Montreal-area college students writing in English: check out Blue Met's "My Planet, My Love 2026" contest page for details. Deadline January 4th. Good luck! Back the original post... There are a few days left for young writers in Quebec to… Continue reading Young Writers in Quebec
I just updated my list of Short Fiction Markets, so it's only fitting to add a post on where you can submit your stories this summer. There's a lot of opportunity out there! The following Canadian litmags are open for submissions in July and August. This first batch is time-sensitive, with just a few days… Continue reading Litmag Love: Summer Markets
I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in the latest issue of DarkWinter Literary Magazine. DarkWinter Literary Magazine publishes fiction and poetry online, with new works every week. My story, "Everything Goes Wrong," came out on Monday, and it's my second story in their digital pages. (My story, "Social Animals" was featured last… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Everything Goes Wrong”
Catherine Austen 