Posted on September 2, 2016
by Catherine Austen
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For the eighth time in my life, I’m trying to finish Milton’s Paradise Lost. (So far, I’ve reread Book I, the bit about the fallen angels landing in hell. It’s fun to read aloud when you get to lines like, “Awake, arise, or be…
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Category: booksTags: books, christian folklore, depression, epic poetry, fictional characters, happiness, literature, mental health, milton, paradise lost, poetry, reading, rumination, satan, writers, writing
It is an honour to have my latest middle-grade comedy, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, selected as a 2016 Diamond Willow Nominee! For those who may not know, Willows are not just gorgeous trees. They are also Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards…
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Category: book awards, children's books, middle grade novels, writingTags: 28 tricks for a fearless grade 6, authors, book awards, books, canadian childrens books, children's books, children's novels, diamond willow, saskatchewan, SYRCA, willow awards, willows, writers
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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Category: authors, children's books, What's New, writing conferenceTags: art of story, books, children's books, children's novels, conference, creative process, critiques, illustrations, ottawa events, picture books, publishing, revising, scbwi, writers, writing, writing workshops, YA novel
Posted on November 20, 2015
by Catherine Austen
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For the second week in a row, I met some friends on Friday morning for an hour of silent writing in a local tea house. I call it a Write in Silence Hour, aka a WISH. Okay, yeah, people have been doing this for…
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It was a pleasure to be part of the 29th annual Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival this year. I met hundreds of young readers at schools and libraries in the Nanaimo area during a week-long author tour that culminated in BookFest on May 2nd: a day-long celebration…
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