I Have a Novel! Keep Sweet!
26 Mar 2025

I Have a Novel! Keep Sweet!

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Family. Faith. Stability. Chosenness. Who suffers when these ideals are exploited by powerful patriarchs? Keep Sweet traces Elizabeth’s path of resistance as she navigates the Prophet’s terrible maze of expectations and discovers the shocking complicity of his accomplices within their religious community. scape may be dangerous, but a teen’s disruptive questions uncover surprising allies along the way.

Teen Voices and The Poet X: Keep a Journal
31 Aug 2020

Teen Voices and The Poet X: Keep a Journal

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A recent experience with a teen writer had me going back to The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’d originally purchased and listened to The Poet X on audiobook–a powerful narration by the author herself, which I highly recommend. A … Continued

Submissions Window for Inlandia Journal Open Now!
15 Jun 2020

Submissions Window for Inlandia Journal Open Now!

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Inlandia: A Literary Journey Submissions Open! We are open for submissions to our fall 2020 issue. Submissions for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art opened today, June 15 and will close on September 1, 2020. Please see submissions guidelines for … Continued

Inlandia Journeys Teen Issue is Live!
1 Jun 2020

Inlandia Journeys Teen Issue is Live!

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Submerged by Shaina Boal I’m so excited about the latest teen issue of Inlandia, which is live now! “Despite the notion that we are voiceless, it seems to me that the challenge of a good creative writing instructor is to … Continued

Focus on Teen Writers and Artists: Inlandia Launch
6 May 2019

Focus on Teen Writers and Artists: Inlandia Launch

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Thursday evening, the Inlandia Institute celebrated the launch of this spring’s teen issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey at “Literature on the Lawn,” part of Riverside’s monthly Art Walk. Several of our teen writers and artists spoke as their family, … Continued