Magic Flowers by Analise Braddock, 8 (Katonah, NY) illustrating “In a Jar” by Hudson Benites, 11 (Excelsior, MN) Published in Stone Soup September 2019 A note from William Rubel Firstly, before getting into today’s feature story and art, I’d like to thank everyone who responded so quickly to our Refugee Project appeal. You almost […]
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Saturday Newsletter: September 28, 2019
“Give Me Your Hand”Ziqing Peng, 11 (Nanjing, China)Published in Stone Soup September 2019 A note from Jane Levi Last week I arrived in Santa Cruz, CA, the home of Stone Soup. There are lots of reasons to be happy to be here, but one of them is slightly unexpected: I get to live with four […]
Saturday Newsletter: September 21, 2019
Sunset SilhouettesAnya Geist, 12 (Worcester, MA)Published in Stone Soup September 2019 A note from William Rubel Congratulations to all the winners in our book contest! We are excited this week to announce the winners of Stone Soup’s first annual book contest, and we can’t wait to share their work with you in 2020. First Place Three Days […]
Saturday Newsletter: September 14, 2019
‘Free as a Bird’Mixed media collage by Sage Millen, 11 (Vancouver, Canada). Published September 2019. A note from Sarah Ainsworth I am a big fan of collages and all of the artistic possibilities they represent. If you look at the fine print to see what medium they are, it usually says “mixed media.” The category […]
Saturday Newsletter: September 7, 2019
‘The Golden Brick Road’ Mixed media collage by Sage Millen, 11 (Vancouver, Canada). Published September 2019. A note from William Rubel I have been looking through the submissions to our recently closed contest for a book-length manuscript. A lot of you entered! I’m impressed. It isn’t just that there are so many entries, it is that […]
Saturday Newsletter: August 31, 2019
“Bird in the Clouds” Photograph by Hannah Parker, 13 (Burlington, VT), published in Stone Soup Magazine, May 2019. A note from Emma Wood As a teacher of literature, I am constantly thinking of new ways to categorize ways of writing, so that I can say to my students, “Poetry is this,” and “Fiction is that.” Since I love to […]
Saturday Newsletter: August 24, 2019
“Class, I would like you to meet Kenta.” Illustrator Gordon Su, 13, for “Conrad and Fate” by Nate Sheehan, 12. Published January/February 2015. A note from William Welcome back to school! If you are like my daughter, then you’ve just finished one of those incredibly long (and yet at the same time incredibly short) summer vacations. […]
Saturday Newsletter: August 17, 2019
“Lilly knew it promised to be an amazing read.” Illustrator Tina Splann, 11 (Providence Village, TX) for “Words,” by Elia Smith, 10 (Santa Monica, CA). Published September/October 2014. A note from Jane Levi We know that our Stone Soup readers and authors are kids who love words! Every kind of word lover is represented in the world of Stone Soup: engaged […]
Saturday Newsletter: August 10, 2019
“Tree Library,” watercolor by Li Lingfei, 10 (Shanghai, China). The cover of our July/August 2019 issue. A note from William Have you read our summer book review issue? Please subscribe. We offer print-and-digital combinations or digital only. Stone Soup is published monthly between September and June with a combined July/August issue, making 11 issues per year. This week’s […]
