March update: In the original post, I suggested that longcon magazine appeared to be on hiatus, but good news: it's active and awesome, and even open for submissions for issue 2.1. Check out the longcon website. Original post: I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in the latest issue of The /tƐmz/ Review.… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Night Life”
I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in this season's Fiddlehead. Cover Image: Erica Beyea The Fiddlehead is one of Canada's oldest litmags, established in 1945. It's published quarterly, in print, out of the University of New Brunswick. And it's always a beautiful read. I've had a couple of stories its pages, including "Mr.… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Everything hangs by a thread”
The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest was another great success this year, and I was thrilled to be part of it. The winners will be honoured this fall, with the publication of this year's Pot-pourri, but you can read the list of winning Awesome Author 2024 entries right now on the OPL… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2024 Winners
I'm pleased to have a couple of new stories published in print and online this year: "Welcome to the Margins" -- about an aging librarian obsessed with marginalia -- was published in The Humber Literary Review, my first time in its pages. (The full issue is available to read free online for a limited time… Continue reading New Short Stories
[UPDATE May 22: A huge thank-you to the Regina Public Library for inviting me into their branches, virtually, to lead local writers in this prompt-based workshop via Zoom. It was a new workshop for me and I LOVED it! Thanks to everyone who participated and helped out. 😀] Next Saturday, I'll be leading a writing… Continue reading Virtual Writing Workshop
Catherine Austen 