by inklings | Jul 10, 2020 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2020 finalist, Asmitha Pallath! Asmitha finished 6th grade this past school year. The poem she submitted is called “Speechless.” Asmitha told us that her favorite parts of her poem are the metaphors she used....
by inklings | Jul 8, 2020 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2020 finalist, Daniel Zhu! Daniel finished 5th grade this past school year. The story he submitted is called “The Earthquake: A Tale of Loss, Love, and Life.” Daniel told us that his favorite thing about the piece is the...
by inklings | Jun 22, 2020 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2020 finalist, Sriaditi Yellamraju! Sriaditi finished 6th grade this past school year. The poem she submitted is called “Months of the Year.” Enjoy! January we are back from breakEveryone’s mind is sort of awake...
by inklings | Jun 16, 2020 | The Ink Splat
As our nation grapples with the issues of racism and inequity, we wanted to use the Ink Splat this month to give our Inklings a resource for listening and learning as they engage with all that is happening. As writers and storytellers, we know the power fiction has to...
by inklings | Jun 11, 2020 | News & Events
Some of you are off and running with your passion projects. To you, we say, onward! We’re so excited for you and we’re cheering you on. Others are just now finishing school and are still making final decisions about what to work on and how to approach...
by inklings | Jun 10, 2020 | News & Events
Hello friends, We’ve been talking about taking on passion projects this summer, about how expressing your voice can make a difference for you and for your community. I wanted to pause for a moment to celebrate the powerful Black and Brown voices we’ve been...
by inklings | May 26, 2020 | News & Events, Prompts and Activities
Victoria is one of our long-time Drafting Workshop members. Last week, she and I sat down to chat about her summer plans, and we wanted to share our conversation with you. Victoria is full of creative ideas and passionate about growing as a writer. One of my favorite...
by inklings | May 20, 2020 | Prompts and Activities
Kelsey was a big part of our inspiration to invite all of our Inklings to take on a passion project this summer. Kelsey has been working on her passion project, a picture book titled Natalie the Narwhal, for quite some time. Recently, she signed up for an Inklings...
by inklings | May 11, 2020 | The Ink Splat
This month, we talk to author Sonja K. Solter about her new Middle-Grade novel, When You Know What I Know. In this interview, we learn about writing about heavy topics, and her favorite things to do when she gets stuck writing. Writing Challenge This month, Sonja has...
by inklings | Apr 28, 2020 | Prompts and Activities
You’re likely reading books you can’t start and finish in one sitting. It only makes sense that you also want to write long stories with complex twists and turns. But do you want to know a secret? Passion projects don’t have to be long and involved and writers...
