by inklings | Mar 3, 2020 | Prompts and Activities
The 2020 Inklings Book Contest is open for submissions! Woohoo! Between now and the deadline on 3/15/20, we’ll be posting a few mini-lessons to help you prepare for the contest. Today, we’re talking about the concept of “Show, Don’t...
by inklings | Feb 27, 2020 | News & Events, Written by Inklings
The 2020 Inklings Book Contest is open for submissions! Woohoo! Today, we wanted to share an interview with one of our Inklings Book Contest winners, Inés GarcÃa. Inés is a sophomore at Henry M. Gunn High School. From a young age, she has has been an avid reader, her...
by inklings | Feb 25, 2020 | Prompts and Activities
The 2020 Inklings Book Contest is open for submissions! Woohoo! Between now and the deadline on 3/15/20, we’ll be posting a few mini-lessons to help you prepare for the contest. Today, we’re talking about creating a fictional world. Watch the video below...
by inklings | Feb 20, 2020 | Prompts and Activities
The 2020 Inklings Book Contest is open for submissions! Woohoo! Between now and the deadline on 3/15/20, we’ll be posting a few mini-lessons to help you prepare for the contest. Today, we’re featuring a Facebook Live with Naomi where she shares how...
by inklings | Feb 18, 2020 | The Ink Splat
This month, we talk to author David Yoon about his book, Frankly in Love. In this exclusive interview, we learn about acceptance and representation and David’s writing process. Writing Challenge This month, David has challenged us to think about starting fresh:...
by inklings | Feb 14, 2020 | News & Events
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (our members can drop into whichever session they choose), our Drafting Workshop crew logs on together for a live writing session we call “Spilling Ink” or an exclusive, Drafting-Workshop-only author interview. We...
by inklings | Feb 10, 2020 | Prompts and Activities
Join author/illustrator, Daria Peoples-Riley and author, Naomi Kinsman for a hands-on workshop designed to help you develop an idea for your Inklings Book Contest submission. What is the Inklings Book Contest? It’s a publishing opportunity for youth writers,...
by inklings | Feb 7, 2020 | News & Events
On Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (members can drop into any live session they like!), our Drafting Workshop crew logs on together for a live writing session we call “Spilling Ink” or an exclusive, Drafting-Workshop-only author interview. Yesterday we had...
by inklings | Feb 4, 2020 | News & Events
We see you – a creative young person, words and ideas spilling out of your head and you want to get them down and make sense of them. You want to stretch and grow your writing skills and you want to connect with like-minded peers who also love playing with words and...
by inklings | Feb 3, 2020 | News & Events
Along with Stone Soup, we are pleased to announce the winners of our Personal Narrative Contest! Our congrats to all of you who entered. Sharing your story is an act of bravery worth a round of applause! Below is the announcement from our friends at Stone Soup....