Posted on December 8, 2018
by Catherine Austen
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It’s time for all the young writers in Ottawa to get their awesome on! The Ottawa Public Library wants you to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write a poem, short story, or comic (or all three!) to enter into the OPL’s… Continue Reading “Awesome Authors 2019 – Submission Call”
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Category: author talks, authors, contests, public libraries, short stories, young writersTags: awesome authors, Canadian writers, canlit, Contests, Friends of the Ottawa Public Library, libraries, ottawa, ottawa events, Ottawa Public Library, ottawa writers, poetry, poetry contest, pot pourri, short fiction, short stories, writers, writing contests, writing workshops, youth fiction, youth poetry, youth writing, youth writing contest
Posted on November 30, 2018
by Catherine Austen
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If you are a young writer of fiction or poetry, here are some excellent places to submit your work The updated lists are divided into teen markets and children’s markets (with a bit of overlap). Online and Print Magazines for Teen Writers: The Blue… Continue Reading “Young Writers’ Markets”
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I was thrilled to receive my contributor copies of Issue 147 of The New Quarterly this week. My short story, “On Sulphur Mountain,” is one of eight stories featured in this issue. I’ve had a chance to read them all, and they’re wonderful —… Continue Reading “A Smattering of Evans”
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Yes, it’s on! The Ottawa Public Library is holding its annual Awesome Authors Contest for youth aged 9-17. If you’re a young person in Ottawa with something to say, get to work on saying it well. (BTW, the 9-year-olds don’t have to compete with… Continue Reading “Awesome Young Authors in Ottawa”
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Category: contests, monday markets, What's New, writing, young writersTags: Apollo the Child, author visits, awesome authors, Canadian writers, Catherine Austen, Contests, Eric Peladeau, fiction, graphic storytelling, Katherine Battersby, Michel Lavoie, OPL, Ottawa Public Library, poetry, poetry contest, publishing, revising, short fiction, short stories, writers, writing, writing contests, writing workshops, youth fiction, youth poetry
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… Continue Reading “Good Reading”
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