Creative Writing
Posted on January 15, 2021 by Catherine Austen
The Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writer, get ready to write your best poem, short story, or comic ever. The Ottawa Public Library is inviting you to share your talent with the world, and you could win cash… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors is on!”
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Posted on May 20, 2020 by Catherine Austen
The Award Ceremony for the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest had to be cancelled this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So the judges (including me) made short videos to announce this year’s winners and honourable mentions, and the wonderful folks… Continue Reading “2020 Winners Announced”
Posted on November 22, 2019 by Catherine Austen
Dozens of young writers in Ottawa will attend their book launch next week, as the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) launches the latest volume of Pot-pourri. Pot-pourri 2019 features all the winners and honourable mentions from this year’s Awesome Authors contest… Continue Reading “Book Launch of Pot-pourri 2019”
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Posted on March 15, 2019 by Catherine Austen
Every year, the Ottawa Public Library holds a youth writing contest for which hundreds of local kids write stories, poems, and comics. The winners and honourable mentions are published in the annual anthology, Pot-pourri. But the contest’s title — Awesome Authors — applies to… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors 2019 – Decision Time”
Category: contests, public libraries, short stories, What's New, writing, young writersTags: awesome authors, comics, Contests, FOPLA, judging, OPL, Ottawa Public Library, poetry, short fiction, short stories, writing, writing contests, youth writing
Posted on February 8, 2019 by Catherine Austen
I’ll be giving a writing workshop tomorrow at the Carlingwood Library to help kids aged 9-12 prepare their stories for the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors Contest. We’ll do two story-building exercises: one on Character, and one on Setting.
Category: author talks, contests, friday form, school visits, writing, writing proces, writing workshops, young writersTags: author visits, awesome authors, Contests, creative process, creative writing, FOPLA, inspiration, Ottawa Public Library, setting, setting exercise, short fiction, short stories, writers, writing, writing contests, writing workshops, youth writing, youth writing contest