Reading is the best preparation for writing. We are fortunate that through the internet it is possible to keep in touch with living authors through their blogs, twitter feeds, and their websites. There are also often interviews with authors on the internet. The editors of Stone Soup offer a growing series of pages of internet links and interviews with […]
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J.K. Rowling
We are fortunate that through the internet it is possible to keep in touch with living authors through their blogs, twitter feeds, and their websites. Use this resource to get deeper into an author’s works or, if you haven’t read book by the author, to discover someone whose work you’d like to follow. J.K. Rowling […]
Where to Publish Writing by Teens & Older Students
Stone Soup publishes work by young people up to age 13, but as our writers and artists get older they still want to keep creating–and publishing–their work! To help our readers, writers and artists move on to the next stage of their creative journey we have put together a list (in alphabetical order) of publishing options […]
A Long Walk to Water
A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park; Clarion Books: New York, 2010; $16 Have you ever found yourself running as fast as you could but not really sure where you were going? Maybe you were trying to clear your thoughts or simply running for pleasure. Maybe, like eleven-year-old Salva Dut, you were trying […]
For Teachers and Educators
How to Use Stone Soup in the Classroom The Stone Soup website has ready-made curriculum materials to use with your students to supplement your writing program, or as self-directed projects for your more motivated students. Creative Prompts Weekly Prompts. Short prompts perfect for warmups, drawn from the Stone Soup Weekly Prompt Newsletter. Activities. Longer, more […]
