Join us for Our Upcoming Community Events!
Discover, Cultivate, and Share Your Voice with Society of Young Inklings.
OUR NEXT EVENT:
Inklings Annual Award Celebration
May 7, 5:30-7:00 PM PT / 8:30-10:00 PM ET
Join us for a joyful gathering of the Inklings community as we celebrate a year of creativity, courage, and connection.
The Inklings Annual Awards is a time to honor the voices that have shaped our community over the past school year—writers who have shared their work, offered encouragement, taken creative risks, and helped build a culture of belonging.
This year’s keynote speaker, author and Inklings mentor Amanda Glaze, will lead an interactive session designed to spark imagination and invite writers into hands-on creative exploration.
Throughout the event, mentors and youth leaders will present Inkys and other awards, recognizing the many ways our community members show up—not just in what they create, but in how they support one another.
All are welcome—youth writers, families, educators, donors, and friends of Inklings.
Come celebrate the stories, the growth, and the shared creative journey.
Community events are open to all Inklings, but you must register to attend.
Inklings under 13 years old must use a parent/guardian email address for registration.
Please review our community guidelines below.
Inklings Community Event Guidelines & Important Info
- If you are under age 13, you MUST register for events with your parent or guardian’s email address, not your own.
Inklings over the age of 13 may use whatever email their parents/guardians prefer them to use. - If fewer than 5 Inklings are registered 24 hours before an event begins, SYI may choose to cancel the event and notify registrants.
- Spilling Ink events are in Zoom Meeting format, meaning if you choose, you can have your camera and mic on. If you prefer not to, that’s okay too! We find that live and real-time participation from our Inklings enhances our events, and supports your writerly and creative development.
- Author Interview events are in Zoom Webinar format, meaning that your camera and sound will be off. The chat will be open for you and your fellow Inklings and we’d love for you to come with questions for our interview guest!
To keep our community safe and fun, please be …
- Kind: We’re here to build each other up, not tear each other down
- Age Appropriate: Our community welcomes writers from ages 8–18. To make sure everyone feels comfortable, we stick with topics you’d find in a PG movie. Please keep your shared work free from violent, harmful, or adult-only themes.
- Safe: Don’t share personal or sensitive information like your home address, phone number, or any other personal information.
If you have questions about what you should or should not share, talk to your parent/guardian. Parents/guardians – we encourage you to regularly discuss Internet safety with your child.
