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Upcoming Readings and Pre-Order Info

January 24 will mark the publication of my debut picture book, Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation , illustrated by Matt Schu . 

To pre-order a copy signed by both me and Matt, please make your purchase through Green Bean Books and indicate in the comments section that you'd like your copy signed. 

Because Matt and I both happen to live in the Portland area, we'll both be discussing and reading from Cut! at two local events later this month. Here's our schedule:

P...

Picture Book Cover Reveal!

I'm so excited to share the cover of my debut picture book biography, Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation, written as C.E. Winters, illustrated by the highly talented Matt Schu.

Cut! is scheduled to release January 24, 2023. Pre-order options are now available.
For more information, please visit my picture book website, cewinters.com .

I Have a Picture Book Coming in 2023!

I'm so excited to announce that I'm now the author of a picture book biography! Cut!: How Lotte Reinger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation, illustrated by the talented Matt Schu, will release from Greenwillow Books in Winter 2023. Thanks to my Greenwillow editor, Martha Mihalick, for acquiring the book back in the darkness and chaos of early 2020, and to my agent, Barbara Poelle, for helping me embark on this new adventure.  

Here's the official announcement from Publishers Weekly Ch...

Fall 2021 Updates

Hello, dear readers!

It's been a while since I've posted any news here, mainly because the book news I'm sitting on can't be shared publicly just yet. I'm shrouded in secrecry right now! All I can say is that I sold a book last year and hope to be able to announce it publicly next year. 

I'm also working on a secret new project, and I have another book out on submission . . . so, again, all the things I could possibly talk about are projects I can't actually talk about.

Please keep an ...

Eight Years of IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS

April 2 marked the eighth anniversary of the publication of my debut novel, In the Shadow of Blackbirds . This past year I've often felt like I've become trapped inside the book's 1918 setting, when another pandemic threatened lives, shut down cities, and turned masks into a means of keeping everyone safe. It's been surreal, to say the least. 
To everyone who's read In the Shadow of Blackbirds over the past eight years, thank you for discovering and recommending my tale of a rational, science-mind...

Supporting Indie Bookstores

Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA.

As so many businesses continue to struggle from the economic effects of the pandemic, I urge you to buy from indie bookstores. Supporting local libraries is also important and helps readers, authors, and local communities immensely, but if you're able to and would prefer to buy your newest read, please consider shopping at a site such as Bookshop.org, which raises money for indies. 

If audiobooks are your preference, I recommend Libro.fm, which also supports local...

A Dark Winter's Night: A Virtual Painting & Poetry Workshop

Embrace the chill of winter with an online poetry and watercolor painting workshop I'm hosting with my sister, artist Carrie Raleigh, on Tuesday, December 29, 5:00 - 6:30 pm PST. 

Carrie will teach participants how to create an atmospheric watercolor painting of a moonlit winter’s night. I'll then lead everyone in a poetry lesson that transforms the dark beauty of winter into verse. 
All levels of artists and writers welcome! 
The workshop will be held over Zoom. Registration required .
Participants ...

November 2020 updates

I realized it's been a while since I posted any updates here on my website, so this seemed a good time for a recap post to share what I've been up to in recent months and what's in store for the future.
[image error]Cat Winters as Madame Leota.
First of all, thank you to everyone who attended Haunted House Paint & Prose: A Virtual Halloween Workshop! 
I love Halloween and really wanted to organize some sort of event that could be done safely and virtually during this incredibly stressful pandemic era. I was thr...

Haunted House Paint and Prose: A Virtual Halloween Workshop Featuring Cat Winters and Carrie Raleigh

I'm so excited to announce that my sister, Carrie Raleigh, and I have teamed up to create a spooky virtual workshop that's doubling as a Halloween costume party! 
Here are all the details: 

Date: October 31, 2020 Time: 2:00-3:30 pm Pacific / 5:00-6:30 pm Eastern Cost: $20 (Enroll through Eventbrite ) 
Celebrate Halloween at a unique virtual workshop hosted by a pair of spooky sisters: Cat Winters, the award-winning author of In the Shadow of Blackbirds and other ghostly novels, and Carrie Raleigh, a...

Online Writing Classes Starting This Month!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm now offering writing and publishing classes for ages 11-18 through Outschool.com. At this point, I've created and scheduled all my late-summer and fall classes and posted their details on my Outschool profile .

Here's an updated version of my previous post with the complete list of classes:

How to Become a Published Author (ages 12-17)

Spooky Writing Camp (ages 11-14)
Writing Chat with Author Cat Winters (ages 12-17)
Creative Writing: Let's Talk About Dialogue! (...