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Writing and art activity: using Ballet as inspiration for creative writing and art

Post Published September 21, 2018 by Stone Soup Editors

Ballet is an art in which adults partake in a fantasy world that is more often associated with children's stories. Nobody speaks in a ballet–the classic story ballets are performed silently–althou...
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Art Activity: imagining, planning and drawing complex imaginary worlds

Post Published August 9, 2018 by Sarah Ainsworth

This art activity by Olivia Joyce is built around 8-year-old Li Lingfei's Artist's Portfolio, published in Stone Soup’s March 2018 issue. Use the link to open the portfolio in a separate window and ...
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Editor Emma Wood interviewed for the #readingwithyourkids podcast – on originality and submissions

Post Published July 20, 2018 by Jane Levi

Stone Soup Editor Emma Wood talks to Jed Doherty (aka Jedlie) about the inspirational and original work produced by kids, how she thinks about children's writing and art, and what kinds of submissions...
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Editor Emma Wood on what makes a great submission

Post Published June 26, 2018 by Jane Levi

Our Editor, Emma Wood, was interviewed by Jim Harrington for his "Six Questions For..." series, where editors and publishers discuss writing flash fiction, short stories, poetry, and novels.
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Writing Process: Sounding the Key Word Outline

Post Published November 4, 2017 by Erendira Ramirez-Ortega

Years ago, when I was doing contract negotiations for a small advertising agency, the CFO gave me some good advice at the start. Always know what you're talking about, she said.
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Writing Activity: Stories about trust, truth and lying

Post Published August 5, 2017 by William Rubel

This writing activity is based on two stories published in the May/June 1994 issue of Stone Soup: "The Mother's Day Gift" by Mathew Thompson, 11, and "The Clay Pot" by Naomi Wendland, 12.
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Writing Activity: plot a story on a graph with the brilliant, funny “Shapes of Stories” talk by Kurt Vonnegut

Post Published July 1, 2017 by William Rubel

This writing activity is based on a very funny Kurt Vonnegut lecture on the shape of stories. In this project, students learn to develop compelling narratives by graphing the plots.
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Writing Activity: developing character and perspective with character sketches

Post Published November 18, 2016 by William Rubel

This writing activity is built around 11-year-old Ella Staats' story, "My Mother's Little Girl'" published in Stone Soup in September/October 2012. Read the story and then work on your project, which ...
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Writing Activity: novels in the form of letters, inspired by Jane Austen’s childhood writing

Post Published October 7, 2016 by William Rubel

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the the greatest novelists to have written in English. Her novels are still widely read and have been adapted into movies and television series.
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Writing Activity: working with stream of consciousness

Post Published September 30, 2016 by William Rubel

Stream of consciousness can be an effective writing style to use when you have a character who sees and thinks very differently from the other characters.
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