Like most children’s authors, I do a lot of school presentations and writing workshops each year. I tend to concentrate my visits in the spring, from March to May. (Hence they were all cancelled last year due to COVID-19.) This year, my visits are… Continue Reading “national public readings”
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Category: author talks, featured, 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, featured, national public readings, NPR program, quebec schools, reading, school visits, spooky stories, twuc, writers union of canada
Posted on January 15, 2021
by Catherine Austen
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MARCH 2021 update: The deadline for the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest has passed and the judges are busy reading all the fabulous submissions. I have 171 short stories to consider from writers aged 9-12 — and I can only choose… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors is on!”
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Posted on December 31, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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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”
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Cabin Tales Episode One: Things Hide in the Darkness (Setting) Listen at: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3piah-e5f63a A 40-minute episode for young writers interested in developing a strong setting. With an original spooky story, “The Sacrifice”; setting examples from Beowulf, The Scorpio Races, and The Incredible Journey; interviews… Continue Reading “Creative Writing Podcast”
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Posted on September 11, 2019
by Catherine Austen
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MARCH 2021 Update: When the Squirrels Stole my Sister is in the Spring 2021 catalogue of Fitzhenry & Whiteside, for publication this June. Cover image to come soon! [older post…] Years ago, I wrote a story about a clever squirrel who grew tired of… Continue Reading “Thieving Squirrels this spring”
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