


Meet the Mentor: Elizabeth Verdick
Elizabeth Verdick loves to write picture book stories and nonfiction self-help for kids of all ages. She received her MFA from Hamline University in St. Paul. She spends her days writing and adoring her two French bulldogs. Elizabeth has two grown children: one loves...
Meet the Mentor: Alex Doherty
Alex is a writer based in the Bay Area and has an MFA in screenwriting. He worked as a Story Assistant for film and TV production in Los Angeles before working as an Assistant Producer at LucasArts in San Francisco. He’s querying his first novel, a Middle Grade...
Meet the Mentor: Tasslyn Magnusson
As a fourth grader, Tasslyn Magnusson once tried to read her school library from A to Z, backward. She got stuck on P. L. Travers and Mary Poppins and has been reading anything and everything since. When she’s not writing her poetry or working on her middle grade...
Twinkle, Twinkle by Risha Jadhav {Inklings Book Contest 2021 Finalist}
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2021 finalist Risha Jadhav! Risha wrote this when she was in 6th grade. Her story is called “Twinkle, Twinkle.” Enjoy! TWINKLE, TWINKLEBy Risha Jadhav Inspired by ‘Twinkle, twinkle little star’ Twinkle,...
January 2022 Ink Splat: Interview with Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
For January’s Ink Splat, we spoke to Lisa Frenkel Riddiough about her books Elvis and the World as it Stands and Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention. Lisa is one of our creative writing mentors here at Young Inklings and we are delighted to share...
Support Young Inklings and Share Your Voice
Sterling is a long-time creative writing mentorship student. He drafted his novel with the help of his mentor, Gwen, and is now embarking on a Your Name in Ink publishing project with a new mentor, Sonja. We talked to Sterling about his writing and his time at Society...
Support Young Inklings and Encourage Youth Authors
As our publishing programs grew, Inklings mentor Beth Spencewood stepped in to take on the role of Director of Youth Publication Programs at Society of Young Inklings. We are so glad to have Beth on the team to shape and grow our Fresh Ink and Your Name in Ink...
Support Young Inklings and Pursue Joy
Inklings volunteer Kristi Wright has freely given her time and talents to many years of Inklings Book Contests. Each year, she mentors one of our contest winners through a revision-focused writing mentorship to get their winning piece ready for publication. In this...