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The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

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The Rise of Athena

by Willem Ehret Age 12

Published November 30, 2023

Athena makes the other gods jealous with her ingenious new invention Athena was bored of the other gods. All they...
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Little Writer Boy

by Jonah Christiansen-Barker Age 13

Published June 1, 2022

A young boy spends his days sitting in an alley, writing Long ago, far across the open sea, lived a...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe

by Ariana Kralicek Age 12

Published May 31, 2021

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde Chapter 1 “And that’s exactly why you should try Milky’s...
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The Flowers That Live Forever

by Iris Chen Age 10

Published February 16, 2021

Olivia Judertt is determined to bring color to her gloomy, gray town A young girl walked through the gloomy roads...
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When You Fall Asleep at Night . . .

by Yutia Li Age 10

Published January 17, 2021

When the people go to sleep, the objects come to life The pitter-patter of feet heading up the stairs reaches...
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The Famous Painting

by Jinhui He Age 12

Published December 6, 2020

Lotus is not a famous painter, but she hopes her latest painting will change that The sky was gray, and...
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When the World Woke Up

by Maggie Shelton, Art by Djin Thornton Age 12

Published December 6, 2020

A celebration of dawn’s quiet joy The ashen sky was dusted with creamy pearls. Street lamps cast their gentle aura...
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Windsong

by Emma McKinny, Art by Alexa Zhang

Published September 5, 2019

Anticipation builds as Emma awaits her father’s opening-night performance in a new opera A sweet summer wind tore through the...
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A Magnificent City

By Ziqing (Izzie) Peng, Art by Nicholas Taplitz

Published March 28, 2019

I’m living in a magnificent city. In the morning, when the first sunlight illuminates the earth, the buildings...
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Sketching Tammy

By Hana Bieliauskas, Illustrated by Nicole Meyo

Published February 4, 2017

Art class. The comforting scent of paints and crayons greeted me as I made my way into the room. As...
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The Rise of Athena

Story Age 12 Published November 30, 2023 by Willem Ehret

Athena makes the other gods jealous with her ingenious new invention Athena was bored of the other gods. All they cared about was gossip and entertainment; none of them wanted to sit and listen to ...
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Little Writer Boy

Story Age 13 Published June 1, 2022 by Jonah Christiansen-Barker

A young boy spends his days sitting in an alley, writing Long ago, far across the open sea, lived a little writer boy. Young Little Writer Boy would march through town, his red notebook at his side...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe

Story Age 12 Published May 31, 2021 by Ariana Kralicek

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde Chapter 1 “And that’s exactly why you should try Milky’s chocolate ice cream!
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The Flowers That Live Forever

Story Age 10 Published February 16, 2021 by Iris Chen

Olivia Judertt is determined to bring color to her gloomy, gray town A young girl walked through the gloomy roads of Brickville. As she walked, some rain began to fall.
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When You Fall Asleep at Night . . .

Story Age 10 Published January 17, 2021 by Yutia Li

When the people go to sleep, the objects come to life The pitter-patter of feet heading up the stairs reaches their porcelain ears. The room is holding its breath, waiting silently for that sound,...
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The Famous Painting

Story Age 12 Published December 6, 2020 by Jinhui He

Lotus is not a famous painter, but she hopes her latest painting will change that The sky was gray, and the sun was blocked by clouds and by fog, layer upon layer. Young Lotus sat in her studio.
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When the World Woke Up

Story Age 12 Published December 6, 2020 by Maggie Shelton, Art by Djin Thornton

A celebration of dawn’s quiet joy The ashen sky was dusted with creamy pearls. Street lamps cast their gentle aura across the unlit streets. No sounds could be heard; it was too late for the owls...
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Windsong

Story Published September 5, 2019 by Emma McKinny, Art by Alexa Zhang

Anticipation builds as Emma awaits her father’s opening-night performance in a new opera A sweet summer wind tore through the desert, flinging dust and small rocks into the night air.
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A Magnificent City

Story Published March 28, 2019 By Ziqing (Izzie) Peng, Art by Nicholas Taplitz

I’m living in a magnificent city. In the morning, when the first sunlight illuminates the earth, the buildings seem to wear a beautiful yarn shirt.
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Sketching Tammy

Story Published February 4, 2017 By Hana Bieliauskas, Illustrated by Nicole Meyo

Art class. The comforting scent of paints and crayons greeted me as I made my way into the room. As if by magic all of my problems seemed to slip away, like I was losing many heavy weights that were t...
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