I’m thrilled to have a short story in the latest issue of The Dalhousie Review — my first one in its pages. The magazine was founded in 1921 and is still in print after 100 years. Amazing. My story, “Down the Drain,” is about… Continue Reading “Short Stories”
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Category: featured, short stories, What's New, writers' marketsTags: canadian literary magazines, canlit, carousel magazine, dalhousie review, featured, lit mags, literary journals, literary magazines, litmag, short fiction, short fiction markets, short stories, short story markets
Posted on November 6, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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The Post-Halloween Special Episode, featuring four student stories about: a monster that demands sacrifice; a historic Halloween; teens in the deep woods; and a supernatural Air B&B. From young writers Aleina Wang, Olivia Beauchamp, Lexi-Jade McCowan, and Olivia Li. PG. Check out the Special… Continue Reading “More Spooky Student Stories (Post-Halloween Special Episode)”
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Posted on October 30, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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A special Halloween episode featuring 5 spooky stories written by students aged 11-17, including a terrifying musical awakening, a horrifying futuristic drug, a demonic yoga class, a pizza you don’t want to order, and a phone call you don’t want to answer. PG. Let… Continue Reading “Spooky Student Stories (Halloween Special Episode)”
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Welcome to Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. This is Episode Two: Nasty People meet Nasty Ends. It’s a long one at 50 minutes. I’m Catherine Austen. And my guests today are great Canadian writers Karen Krossing, Monique Polak, and Tim Wynne-Jones. Today… Continue Reading “Nasty People Meet Nasty Ends (Episode 2: Characters)”
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Category: podcast, writingTags: bad beginning, books, Canadian writers, canlit, character exercises, children's books, children's novels, creative process, creative writing, dracula, fictional characters, fictional villains, introducing characters, karen krossing, monique polak, novels, reading, short fiction, short stories, tim wynne-jones, universe versus alex woods, writers, writing workshops, young writers, youth writing
Posted on May 20, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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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”
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Category: contests, public libraries, short stories, What's New, young writersTags: anthologies, awesome authors, bilingual books, comics, Contests, FOPLA, Ottawa Public Library, poetry, pot pourri, short fiction, short stories, writers, writing contests, youth writing
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