Turkish aircraft bombing Cyprus in the 1973 war. Linoleum print. Frosoula Paperetrou, 5th Form Primary School
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My Friend the Shark, an infographic by Paris, 8
Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 8 (Nicosia, Cyprus) My Friend the Shark Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 8 When I grow up I want to learn a lot about sharks and protect them. For now me and my little brother remove from the beach plastic bottles and garbage so that they do not harm my animal friends. I also draw sharks all the time and try to spread awareness! Maybe I have hundreds of them. They fill me up with excitement and joy.
Saturday Newsletter: July 24, 2021
Spring, by Myra Nicolaou, 8 (Cyprus), and published in the May/June 1985 Issue of Stone Soup A note from William Hello again! I haven’t written our Saturday Newsletter for some months, as I have been writing a book about the history of bread. Thank you to my colleagues who have taken over during this time. I turn 68 on Thursday, which also brings us into the 49th year of Stone Soup. In 1972, I gathered a few fellow students at my college,…
Stone Soup Newsletter: December 19, 2020
“Bowl of Joy” by Ethan Hu, 8 (San Diego, CA) Published in Stone Soup December 2019 A note from Sarah Happy holidays from all of us here at Stone Soup. Just a note that if you are still looking for a gift for a young creative person, Stone Soup is a great option! Subscriptions and eBooks don’t require stressing about last-minute shipping and provide inspiration and joy for young readers. On the subject of gifts, I’m sure a lot of…
Flash Contest #26, December 2020: Create a piece of art in any style, inspired by a family tradition – our winners and their work
Our December Flash Contest was based on our weekly creativity prompt #130, a wonderful creative challenge issued by our Stone Soup intern, Anya Geist, asking you to make a piece of art inspired by a family tradition. Needless to say, given the time of year, we received lots of entries based on holidays, including Christmas, Chinese New Year, and Navratri, plus some regular family traditions that go on all the year round. As well as encountering a diverse range of…
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Pencil Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 6Nicosia, Cyprus
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Pencil Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 6Nicosia, Cyprus
The Stone Soup Refugee Project
About our Fall 2019 fundraiser Help needed for our upcoming Refugee Special Issue Dear friends and supporters of Stone Soup, As some of you know, we have recently embarked on an exciting endeavor. In 2020 we plan to launch a special issue of Stone Soup which will feature the creative work of children in refugee camps around the world. We have been fortunate enough to partner with Laura Doggett and her art initiative, “Another Kind of Girl Collective,” (AKOGC) which has been…
Saturday Newsletter: February 24, 2018
Turkish Aircraft Bombing Cyprus by Frosoula Papeptrou, age 6. This image was made shortly after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. A note from William Rubel Next week I will be in Israel! Jane Levi, Stone Soup’s Operations Manager and I will be starting a two week adventure testing a theory of David Eitam, an Israeli Archeologist, that the Natufian people (this is the civilization between around 12,500 and 9,500 BCE that started out as hunter gatherers and…
Giving Refugee Children a Voice
Turkish Aircraft Bombing Cyprus by Frosoula Papeptrou, age 6. This image was made shortly after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. There are millions of children who have escaped from war zones and are now living in refugee camps, or as refugees in countries far from their homes. We, at Stone Soup, would like to begin offering space on our website, and in Stone Soup, our magazine, for writing, art, and photography by refugee children. Our goal is to…
