by inklings | Apr 3, 2017 | Parent Corner
Family Activity: The Surprise Me Story Swap Paying particular attention to how another writer puts together a series of words is an excellent way to develop a love for language. As readers, when we lose ourselves in the plot of a story, we definitely learn on one...
by inklings | Mar 28, 2017 | Written by Inklings
Snapshots from our Classes! Highlight on our Youth Advisory Board! Welcome to the first installment of our “Youth Advisory Board Series” where we interview the awesome members that make up our Youth Advisory Board. This Month: Sahana S. Creative...
by inklings | Mar 22, 2017 | The Ink Splat
The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Shawn K. Stout and her historical fiction book A Piece of Sky. She provided a great challenge about perception for us. Submit a response to the challenge to submit@younginklings.org and you may have a chance to be published...
by inklings | Mar 15, 2017 | Parent Corner
Noticing the interesting things that happen in our lives is a skill, and one that requires practice. That’s why, at Society of Young Inklings, we talk about visiting our mental Attic to practice the art of collecting story material from our lives. If we’re in the...
by inklings | Mar 8, 2017 | Parent Corner, Prompts and Activities
Consider these two writing classrooms. ONE: A teacher says, “Class, today, we will revise our stories. Take a look at what you’ve written and make sure you have juicy words, dialogue, and active verbs.” Then, the teacher shows an example of a well-written...
by inklings | Feb 28, 2017 | The Ink Splat
The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is author of “Sea Otter Heroes”, Patricia Newman. She provided great advice to writers, surprising animal info, and teaching resources! Patricia has our Challenge this month, she wants to know what nature...
by inklings | Feb 17, 2017 | The Ink Splat
The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Rachel Yeaman. She provided great advice to short story writers about revision and more! This month’s awesome writing challenge is a great exercise in revision. Submit a response to the challenge to...
by inklings | Feb 7, 2017 | News & Events, Publishing Opportunities
Learn more about the Inklings Book Contest and RSVP here! WOW! Enormous thanks to previous Inklings Book author, Carmen Bechtel, for designing and animating this inspiring video! Thanks also, to her sister, Annabelle, for the fabulous voice-over. At SYI, we’re...
by inklings | Jan 13, 2017 | The Ink Splat
The book and author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Lost. Found. by Marsha Diane Arnold. She provided an awesome writing challenge for us and answered some of our questions about her wintry book and how she became an author. There even is a pdf teaching guide for...
by inklings | Aug 31, 2016 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2016 finalist, Therese Viehoever! Therese finished 3rd grade this past school year. She submitted a story called “Looking for Makayo.” It’s all about a big sister who has to go on a journey to rescue her...
