interview

Stone Soup contributor and 2020-21 intern Anya Geist, 14, talks with Book Club facilitator and member of the Stone Soup Honor Roll Lucy Rados, 13, about the Writing Workshop, the process of submitting to a contest, and the inspiration of nature. 0:18 – How were you introduced to Stone Soup? 0:41 – How long have you subscribed to Stone Soup? 0:50 – Have you submitted anything to Stone Soup? 0:56 – What have you submitted? 1:03 – What was it like to submit to the magazine? Was it your first time submitting your work? 1:36 – What was it like to write a manuscript for the book contest? 2:27 – What is your favorite thing about the Writing Workshop? 3:12 – What is your favorite part about Book Club? 3:56 – Which Stone Soup Summer Camp did you do and what was your favorite part? 4:45 – Are there any specific books or authors that inspire your writing? 5:50 – What else inspires your writing? 6:24 – What do you tend to write about? 7:00 – What is your favorite thing to write about? 7:37 – What genre do you most like to write in? 7:50 – Which Writing Workshop was your favorite? 8:55 – Do you think what you like to read is similar to the style you like to write in? 9:44 – Do you think there is a difference between the writing you do for fun and the writing you do for school? 10:37 – How long have you been writing? 11:09 – Do you feel like your writing has evolved a lot over the years? 12:07 – Do you have a preference between prose and poetry? 13:16 – How much time do you think you spend writing? 14:34 – Do you have any writing advice for your peers? 15:23 – What is your favorite thing about writing? 16:00 – If you could tell somebody about Stone Soup, what would you say?