Posted on December 1, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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I just received my copies of the latest Pot-Pourri — that’s the annual volume of youth writing published by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA). This lovely book contains all the winning poems and stories from last year’s Awesome Authors Contest, a…
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Category: books, contests, public libraries, short stories, What's New, writing, young writersTags: book covers, book release, books, Canadian writers, children's books, children's poetry, children's stories, children's writing, Contests, FOPLA, Friends of the Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa Public Library, poems, poetry, pot pourri, publishing, reading, short fiction, short stories, writers, writing, writing contests, youth writing
Posted on September 22, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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Wonderful news: When the Squirrels Stole my Sister, my upcoming picture book with Fitzhenry & Whiteside, is going to be illustrated by Patricia Storms. 🙂 Patricia is an accomplished author/illustrator well-known in the Canadian kidlit scene. Her illustrations range from super-adorable to just-a-little-creepy (intentionally…
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Category: authors, book covers, books, children's books, picture booksTags: book covers, books, Canadian writers, children's books, fitzhenry and whiteside, grey squirrels, illustrations, patricia storms, picture books, publishing, squirrel books, squirrels, squirrels stole my sister, writers, writing
Posted on July 28, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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My latest short story, “Mr. Boots,” has just come out in the Summer 2017 issue of The Fiddlehead. (Yes, that’s me peeking inside the magazine at left, and yes, I could use some eye drops and a mascara wand. What can I say? I’ve…
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Posted on March 13, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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While browsing my online library catalogue, this book caught my eye: It captured me not because of its great reviews but because I could have sworn it was in my TBR pile with a different name. I searched through the pile and found this: Ah yes. Not…
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Posted on February 6, 2017
by Catherine Austen
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Here is the last instalment of my favourite Can-lit journals aka short story markets. NB: These are not ALL the magazines out there in our northern land. This is my personal list of lit-mags that publish the kind of short fiction I read and write,…
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Posted on November 11, 2016
by Catherine Austen
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A couple of cool things have happened this fall with my 2011 teen novel, All Good Children. First, All Good Children is now available in paperback! Orca Book Publishers has produced a gorgeous paperback version of the book. It’s blue, it’s ominous, it’s a…
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Category: books, teen novels, What's New, writing, young adult fictionTags: all good children, book promotion, book release, books, booktrack, children's books, children's novels, dystopian fiction, ebooks, orca, orca book publishers, paperbacks, publishing, soundtracks, writers, writing, YA novel, young adult novel
Posted on April 8, 2016
by Catherine Austen
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There are still a few spaces left for Ottawa’s SCBWI Art of Story Conference scheduled for the end of the month. For two days, guest speakers will offer workshops and presentations to everyone interested in writing or illustrating children’s books, from aspiring picture book illustrators to established YA novelists. There’s something for every…
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