Posted on November 4, 2022
by Catherine Austen
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UPDATE: Due to scheduling difficulties, this workshop has been postponed to January 14, 2023. Lots of time to get to know more great characters from children’s and YA literature! I’ll post a reminder in a couple of months. 🙂 Join me online for a… Continue Reading “Online Characher Workshop”
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Posted on May 1, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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To all the young writers whom I’d hoped to meet at a workshop this spring or summer (cancelled due to Covid-19)… If you’re stuck at home with a pen handy, why not start a story or ten? Don’t know how to begin? I’ll take… Continue Reading “Young Writers Workshop: Know your Character”
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Posted on December 5, 2019
by Catherine Austen
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There’s a new source of funding for author visits to English-language Quebec schools: ArtistsInspire. The program administers federal funding for minority language education. Through ArtistsInspire, schools receive full funding to invite authors, artists, or other culture creators to engage their students in the arts.… Continue Reading “Writing Workshops”
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Posted on September 11, 2019
by Catherine Austen
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August 2021 Update: When the Squirrels Stole my Sister is in the Fall 2021 catalogue of Fitzhenry & Whiteside, for publication this September. Cover image to come soon! [older post…] Years ago, I wrote a story about a clever squirrel who grew tired of waiting… Continue Reading “Thieving Squirrels in Fall 2021”
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I had a great time at this year’s MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival in Ottawa. The 3-day event was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum, where over 450 children aged 9-12 came from around the region — some of them getting up at… Continue Reading “MASC Festival 2019”
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