Lauren H. Kerstein reminds all of you to believe in yourselves as you enter your work into the Inklings Book Contest. Her latest book is Home For A While, available for pre-order now.   Lauren shares how she wrote her first “real” book when she was nine years old and...

Needing some encouragement to help you get to the finish line with your story or poem for the Inklings Book Contest? One of our favorite authors and mentors, Lisa Frenkel Riddiough, does just that and more by emphasizing the importance of getting to know ourselves as...

The finish line is in sight! We hope as you are polishing your stories and poems to submit to the Inklings Book Contest you are relishing the feelings of pride and accomplishment at being so close to completing something YOU have created.  Roseanne A. Brown, author of...

It’s that time of year --  Inklings Book Contest season! We have asked our author friends to pass on any words of advice and positivity to lift you up as you are immersed in writing your stories and poems for the contest.  Sonja K. Solter is the author of When You...