by inklings | Aug 2, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Aanya Singh! Aanya finished 4th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “Lightning.” Aanya told us that her favorite parts of the story are the descriptive elements. Enjoy! I...
by inklings | Aug 2, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Clara Markel! Clara finished 7th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “The Huntress” Clara’s story is a fun twist on a classic fairy tale. Enjoy! My family has always...
by inklings | Aug 1, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Ava Taylor! Ava finished 7th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “A Revelation of Love.” One of our judges called Ava’s story “…a powerful story about the...
by inklings | Aug 1, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Kaashvi Agnihotri! Kaashvi finished 9th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “Dear Dad.” One of our judges said this about Kaashvi’s manuscript: “The voices of the...
by inklings | Aug 1, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Amanvir Parhar! Amanvir finished 7th grade this past school year. The poem he submitted is called “A Little Girl Named Luna.” One of our judges described the poem this way: “The poet gives voice to the...
by inklings | Jul 31, 2018 | Educator Corner, Prompts and Activities
Early in my career as a teaching artist, I learned that games are magical. All one has to do to transform sluggish energy to excitement is walk into a classroom and speak that enchanted phrase, “Let’s play!” It didn’t matter if our focus was geometry, the law of...
by inklings | Jul 30, 2018 | 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. Want to know a secret? Writers who allow themselves to write short often build their skills...
by inklings | Jul 27, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Ruthie Gawley! Ruthie finished 4th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “The Tortoise and the Hare.” In it, she retells the familiar story of the tortoise and the hare in a new way....
by inklings | Jul 26, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Lily Wang! Lily finished 8th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “Imaginary Brother.” One of our judges described the story like this: “Kristi’s love for her brother...
by inklings | Jul 26, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Natasha Anguelouch! Natasha finished 7th grade this past school year. The story she submitted is called “Yen and the Kite.” Mia Rodriguez illustrated the cover. Enjoy! One breezy morning,...
