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Sarah Kay, Poet and Storyteller: TEDxEast Talk on Writing

Sarah Kay (born 1988) is an American poet who began performing poetry at age 14. Sarah Kay specializes in spoken-word poetry. The ...

Flying under the radar

When you want to get something done, is it better to just keep your head down and go a little ...
Manuscript of Lilian by Benjamin Britten, 1929, young composer.

Contests for Young Composers

Most of these contests are open to children from primary and middle school -- the primary age range of Stone Soup's ...

Writing Activity: Bringing Animal Characters Alive Through Gesture

Taking as inspiration the world of puppeteers for the play "War Horse" this activity teaches students how to use gesture ...
Once Upon a Time seeing a rainbow

Writing Activity: adopting a style through unusual language, with “Once Upon a Time” by Robin Eldred, 6

Introduction to This Stone Soup Writing Activity “Once Upon a Time” is an example of a story written in unusual ...

Using the Young Adult Author Resource Pages

Writers are readers. The purpose of the Young Adult Author Resource Pages is to bring young writers closer to their ...