


May 2023 Ink Splat: Interview with Laura Shovan
This month we interviewed author and poet, Laura Shovan. She spoke with us about her different approaches to writing poetry and prose, her love of language, and seeing writing prompts as puzzles to be solved through the written word. Laura’s upcoming book, Welcome to...
Interview with Our Newest Published Author: Sloka Edara!
We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest published author, Sloka Edara! Sloka recently published her book, Bridge of Starlight, through our Fresh Ink publishing program. In Fresh Ink, youth authors with a completed draft of a novel are mentored through a...
Interview with Our Newest Published Author: Rebekah Brown!
We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest published author, Rebekah Brown! Rebekah recently published her book, Hi, I’m Socially Awkward, through our Fresh Ink publishing program. In Fresh Ink, youth authors with a completed draft of a novel are mentored...
Interview with Our Newest Published Author: Lucas Kawamoto!
We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest published author, Lucas Kawamoto! Lucas recently published his book, World’s End: The Twin Files, through our Fresh Ink publishing program. In Fresh Ink, youth authors with a completed draft of a novel are mentored...
Interview with Our Newest Published Author: Kenzie Lam!
We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest published author, Kenzie Lam! Kenzie recently published her book, Lost and Found, through our Fresh Ink publishing program. In Fresh Ink, youth authors with a completed draft of a novel are mentored through a...
Results of the 2023 Inklings Book Contest!
We are so excited to announce the results of the 2023 Inklings Book Contest today! Before we do that, we want to thank each and every one of you who sent in your stories and poems. It’s a privilege to receive submissions from youth writers like you—from all over the...
March 2023 Ink Splat: Interview with Paul Shore
This month we interviewed Paul Shore, author of Steve and Eve Save The Planet: I Can Hear Your Heart Beep, about Steve, a “fishtachio” ice cream-loving polar bear, who pairs up with a feisty electric car named Eve to save the planet. Paul talks with us...
Interview with Our Newest Published Authors: Rachel Feldman & Sylvie Merryman-Lotze!
We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest published authors, Rachel Feldman and Sylvie Merryman-Lotze! Rachel and Sylvie recently published their book, Nightshade: The Ember Stone, through our Fresh Ink publishing program. In Fresh Ink, youth authors with a...