For more than fifty years, young writers and artists have sent us their work — and we’ve treated it the way any serious literary journal treats its contributors: with careful reading, honest editing, and publication in a beautiful setting alongside their peers.
For children, this is more than publication. It’s the experience of being taken seriously. Of having an adult say: what you made matters.
For parents, it’s a safe place where your child’s creative life is valued and guided — not graded, not ranked, but genuinely mentored.
If this work is in line with your life — as a parent, a teacher, a reader, or someone who believes children deserve to be heard — then know that your support helps us continue this work.
We have had nonprofit status in the United States since October, 1973. The Employer Identification Number (EIN) for the Children’s Art Foundation Inc. (also known as Stone Soup Inc.) in Santa Cruz, CA, is 23-7317498
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