The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is open for entries! Young writers of the nation's capital, we want to read your stories, poems, and comics. Send them in before midnight on February 23rd for a chance to win prizes and publication. The contest is open to Ottawa students writing in English or… Continue reading It’s on! Awesome Authors 2024
The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest was a huge success this year, with more entries than ever. Over 700 young writers of poetry, comics, and short stories submitted pieces this winter, leaving judges like me with many difficult decisions (but many hours of delightful reading!). Check out the library's post of all… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2023 (Update)
I'm resurrecting my old list of Young Writers' Markets because there are so many young writers who are not eligible to submit to the Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. What are they to do with their awesome stories, poems, and comics? Well... If you are a young writer in Canada with no… Continue reading Young Writers’ Markets
The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writers of the nation's capital, get to work on your poems, short stories, and comics. You could win publication, glory, cold hard cash! The contest opened on January 10th and it closes on February 24th. Learn all the details from the Awesome Authors… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2023 is on!
Summer 2022 update: Winners of this year's Awesome Authors contest are announced here on the Ottawa Public Library's YouTube channel. 🙂 *Original Post: The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is back! Young writers of the nation's capital, get to work on your poems, short stories, and comics. You could win publication, glory,… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2022 is on!
Catherine Austen 