By night, Eleanor reads the Victorians, writes Gothic novels, and cares for small children.
Vampires, Werewolves, & Gothic Novels with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
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Dominic de Souza
What’s the difference between fantasy, fairy tales, & myths? Dominic de Souza & Katy Campbell
With our fairy tale contest going on, we’re talking about how fairy tales, fantasy, and myths are different.
Citlalin Ossio on Magic, Mistakes, and Short Story fun
Citlalin and Dominic talk about having fun with magic and character journeys in short stories!
Katy Campbell on Parody, Cliche, and Fairy Tale Novels
Katy and Dominic talk about fairy tales, powerful women in the ancient world, scheduling with deadlines, and self publishing.
The Call to Author: how the insight within your creativity is your key
Every author hears a call they are meant to hear, an invite to unlock something of God in the world.
CatholicAuthor Short Story Contest: Fairy Tales | Winners Announced!
February is our first contest month, where all members are invited to send in a short story on a fairy tale theme. High school teens and adults welcome!
Announcing: The CatholicAuthor Creative Writing Program for High School Teens
A creative writing course that counts as school, helps teens get better jobs, and become better writers!
Announcing: Pennon, the Quarterly Journal for the modern Catholic author
We're really excited about this one. Starting this 2022, we plan to produce a journal every quarter! (the image above is a very rough, first draft!) Introducing: Pennon, the quarterly journal for modern Catholic authors You will be able to purchase these journals, and...
Announcing: quarterly contests for Catholic fiction authors
Contest finalists and winners will be published in Pennon, our quarterly journal. And everyone who participates is welcome to share their stories within our private community for peer feedback.
Announcing: our Monthly Genre Challenges for Catholic fiction
Each month of the year, we will share a monthly genre challenge. That means each month, members are invited to write and share a short story on the theme of the month.
Announcing: CatholicAuthor Teen! The community for high school fiction writers
CatholicAuthor Teens is your space where teens can give and get feedback, join in the monthly genre challenges, participate in the quarterly contests, and compete to get published in our quarterly journal!
Anti-Heroes: the antidote to a self-righteous society?
Antihero stories don’t exist for the same reasons as hero stories. They’re just as important, for different reasons.
Why Mystagogical stories are critical – and hardest to get
This tier of taletelling are the mysteries, the stories of direct contact with sacred, sacramental, and spiritual realities.
Why we are surrounded by mythology every day – especially movies
What is mythology? It is the step beyond the fairy tale. It is a story that externalizes the interior life within the context of our culture.
Why Fairy Tales aren’t about fairies, but the realm of ‘Faery’
Fairy Tales aren’t about fairies, but about the realm of Faery. That liminal place beyond human sight that exists deep within us, and in which we are immersed, like an ocean.