Publishing Links for Kids under 14

Posted: October 29th, 2009, Author: admin

We’re proud of Stone Soup’s history and reputation as the leading print magazine publishing writing by kids. We encourage you to send us your work! However, we can’t begin to publish all the writing and art we receive, so we want you to know where else you can send your creative writing. Here are links to other magazines who publish young authors. If you’re over 13, be sure to scroll down to the teen magazines.

The Perfect Gift for a Creative Child

Posted: October 20th, 2009, Author: William Rubel

I have come late to being a parent. The idea for Stone Soup came to me in 1972 when I was a college student teaching writing and art to community children in a University sponsored Saturday morning art program. My colleague, Gerry Mandel, and I have been working on

Stone Soup and Creative Writing

Posted: October 20th, 2009, Author: William Rubel

Creative writing, as a term, was invented in the 19th century to express the idea that there was writing, and then there was creative writing. With use, the expression has lost meaning and now creative writing is synonymous with writing fiction or poetry, as opposed to writing nonfiction. But at Stone Soup we think that it is is important to stick with first principles. Since our founding in 1973, our goal has always been to publish writing by children that is creative in the primary sense of the word — writing that is inventive.