There are a lot of science-based ideas expressed in everyday speech. This activity challenges you to identify some of those expressions, think about what they mean, research them to find out the science behind them, and then write about some characters experiencing those phenomena or expressing the …
teaching writing
Book-Writing Contest: Summer 2019
Stone Soup is seeking submissions for a book contest from writers aged 14 and younger. The winning manuscript will be published by Children's Art Foundation–Stone Soup Inc. as a standalone book (see the other awards below). The contest is open to entrants around the world, writing in the English …
Writing activity: Working with dialogue
This story from our archives, and published in our Animal anthology, is a great example of a story making powerful use of dialogue to unfold events, reveal character, and express feelings. The most remarkable part of Lena's story is the last quarter where four characters respond to a traumatic …
