by Inklings Team | Apr 6, 2021 | The Ink Splat
For our April issue of Inksplat, we had a great time chatting with Arianne Costner, author of My Life as a Potato about how we have all had times where we were embarrassed or wanted to hide something about ourselves from others. She encourages us to remember that...
by inklings | Apr 6, 2021 | News & Events
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Inklings mentor, Celina McManus, visited the Drafting Workshop and offered our writers a fantastic poetry workshop. We had so much fun, we wanted to share a few tips from the session that you can try out as you experiment with...
by inklings | Mar 30, 2021 | News & Events
When you ask an author what advice they have for young writers who are serious about their work, one of the most common responses is “Find a community of writers.” Chances are, they’ll go on to say, “Other writers will encourage you, motivate...
by Inklings Team | Mar 29, 2021 | News & Events
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Inklings Book Contest! Before we do that, we want you to know how amazing each and every submission that you sent in was. All participants, please check the email address you provided when submitting for more...
by inklings | Mar 25, 2021 | News & Events
We love celebrating our Inklings Collaborating Artists’ successes! Today, we’re giving a shout out to Donna Barba Higuera, who recently won the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator’s (SCBWI) Sid Fleischman Award for her novel,...
by Inklings Team | Mar 2, 2021 | The Ink Splat
In our March issue, we talk with Joanna Ho, author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, about how we as writers can tap into the stories of our hearts and why this is so important. She reminds us that “…writing stories and sharing them is already an act of...
by Inklings Team | Feb 28, 2021 | News & Events
Looking for a way to challenge yourself and grow as an author? There’s still time to enter the 13th annual Inklings Book Contest! If you’re in 3rd-9th grade and you’re up for a challenge, we invite you to join us for a writing sprint! It’s a...
by Inklings Team | Feb 25, 2021 | News & Events
As you keep pressing on with your stories and poems for the Inklings Book Contest, we are thrilled to share some encouragement from our author friend, Daria Peoples-Riley. Daria is the author of America, My Love, America, My Heart, releasing on April 6, 2021. It is...
by Inklings Team | Feb 24, 2021 | News & Events
With the Inklings Book Contest deadline around the corner, it’s time for some encouragement from one of our writer friends! Megan E. Freeman, author of the novel-in-verse, Alone, advises, “write often and to share your writing with trusted readers. There is nothing...
by Inklings Team | Feb 23, 2021 | News & Events
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...
