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Pot-Pourri 2022

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Catherine Austen

It’s here, awesome authors! The latest volume of Pot-Pourri, containing all the winning stories, poems, and graphic narratives from Ottawa’s Awesome Authors aged 9-18. Buy your copy today.

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Online Character Workshop

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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Join me online on Saturday, January 14th at 1pm EST for a one-hour workshop on characterization: Nice is Not Enough, part of the SCBWI (Canada East) “Digging Deeper” workshop series.

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Judging the 2022 Ottawa Book Awards

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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It was an honour to be on the jury of the Ottawa Book Awards this year, with fellow jurors Conyer Clayton and Faizal Deen. We considered more than 80 submissions in the English Fiction category, including poetry and prose for all ages. With such… Continue Reading “Judging the 2022 Ottawa Book Awards“

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Short Stories

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Catherine Austen

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[November UPDATE: You can read my latest short story, “Obsolete,” online in The Prairie Journal. Click on my name in the list on the Story page.)] I’m thrilled to have a short story in the latest issue of The Dalhousie Review — my first… Continue Reading “Short Stories”

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My Latest Picture Book

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”