Indie Reader Review

Chasing Tarzan received a perfect 4/4 A young girl turns to fantasy to escape from bullying at school and overwhelming responsibilities at home.   CHASING TARZAN, Catherine Forster’s memoir of her journey of self-discovery and growth, tells the story of a young girl’s struggles with bullying and its impact on her life and relationships. In […]

The Visitation

New work: THE VISITATION The Visitation explores human exceptionalism and our entitled approach to nature. I am forever awestruck when I come upon a old growth fir tree. The mighty evergreen has played a prominent role in mythology and ceremony for centuries. Conifers were sacred to Attis, the Greek God of vegetation; to the ancient […]

Guest Post Essay

I am pleased to announce the guest post essay, The Long-term Effects of Bullying, written for Madeline Sharples CHOICES book blog. Check out the post, or read it here: The long-term effects of bullying––abuse doesn’t cease when the bullying stops While enjoying my morning coffee and reading the Sunday paper, I stumbled on an article […]

Women On Writing Tour

I’m thrilled to announce the next blog tour, this one by WOW(women On Writing). the tour encompasses numerous interviews and guest post essays. Check in on WOW for the first interview: Nicole Pyles with Catherine Forster Sample: Nicole Pyles: How did your memoir change from first draft to final draft? CF: My first draft was […]

Chasing Tarzan launched

Chasing Tarzan launched on July 26th. The book is available wherever books are sold. Readers have asked about the impetus that compelled me to write the book. There were two catalysts: my own daughter’s battle with bullying, and a family trip to Africa. She was eleven at the time, an age when I too struggled […]

Longing For A Shadow

European Cinema Film Festival

Delighted to announce Longing For A Shadow has been selected by and won the award for Experimental Film at the European Cinema Festival in Madrid, Spain. Additionally, Memory Care … the long goodbye was selected for the Havana Intl film Festival and the Prague Independent Film FEStival

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Bridgeport Art Center Chicago

I’m delighted to announce I will be participating in the Women’s Caucus for Art national Exhibition 2020. Exhibition venue: Bridgeport Art Center, 4th floor gallery, 1200 West 35th St. Chicago. the exhibition will run from January 17 – February 20th. Artist reception: February 14, 6:30 – 8:30. To view the additional drawings in the series […]

Seattle Film Institute

“Memory Care … the long goodbye,” single channel video, Screening at the Seattle Film Institute. The video probes both the loss of self and the loss of a loved one from brain damage or the ravages of age. Nearly 50 million people worldwide live with dementia, a number that is expected to double in twenty […]