Pursue your passion project this summer

Join membership, enroll in a camp, begin your 1:1 mentorship,
or dive into a publishing program!

INKLINGS MEMBERSHIP

Share your writing, get feedback, boost your momentum!
When you join Society of Young Inklings, you’ll join a community of creative writers who are committed and passionate about their writing, just like you.

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ZOOM INTO CREATIVITY IN AN ONLINE CAMP

Design a Novel

Dates: Monday-Friday 6/16/25-6/20/25
Time: 1 – 3 pm (PT) // 4 – 6 (ET)
Ages: 11 – 17

Design a new novel from the ground up, or take your current concept to the next level. Join author, Naomi Kinsman, to brainstorm options, develop your novel concept, interview your characters, map your story-world, and shape your plot.

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Writer's Lab

Dates: Monday-Friday 7/7/25–7/11/25
Time: 1 – 3 pm (PT) // 4 – 6 (ET)
Ages: 11 – 15

How might you add conflict, surprise, heart, or humor to your scenes? Bring an ongoing project to our writer’s workshop or come with an open mind, ready to experiment with writing craft skills that transform your scenes from strong to spectacular.

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Write a Story in Verse

Dates: Monday-Friday 7/14/25 – 7/18/25
Time: 9 – 11 am (PT) // 12 – 2 (ET)
Ages: 9 – 14

Are you a poet interested in making your poems into a story? Or are you a story writer who’d like to try a story in verse? With author, Sonja Solter, explore how poetry can bring the voice and themes of your story to life, as well as how to develop a storyline in poems.

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The Plot Thickens

Dates: Monday-Friday 7/28/25-8/1/25
Time: 9 – 11 am (PT) // 12 – 2 (ET)
Ages: 9 – 14

A ticking time bomb. A mess of your character’s own making. How can we push the stakes in our stories to make them more compelling? Whether your favorite genre is fantasy, realistic fiction, or adventure, join author, Sonja Solter, to generate new stories or deepen the one you’re already working on.

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I Am The Story

Dates: Monday-Friday 8/11/25 – 8/15/25
Time: 1 – 3 pm (PT) // 4 – 6 (ET)
Ages: 9 – 14

How might we use our uniquely magical selves, our own lives, and our personal stories as templates for fictional work? Each day of camp, we will focus on one of five areas of craft: character, setting, plot, POV, and theme. Through interactive exercises, we’ll explore these elements in our own lives and learn how to connect the dots to our fiction writing.

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INKLINGS 1-ON-1 MENTORSHIP

Tapping into that creative voice is like gaining a superpower. In your Inklings mentorship, you’ll collaborate with a mentor to develop the flexible thinking skills you need to move the big ideas in your heart and head out onto the page.