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Teen Voices and The Poet X: Keep a Journal

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

Note: This is a YA book review as well as a comment on teen writing, so I added it here from my personal blog A recent experience with a teen writer had me going back to The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. … Continue reading →

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Inlandia Journeys Teen Issue is Live!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

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 … Continue reading →

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Hope in the Mail

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

Wendelin Van Draanen, author of Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life, wrote one of my favorite YA novels, The Running Dream. (I wrote a review of The Running Dream here. Check it out–and check out the book!) … Continue reading →

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Teen Writers! Submit Your Work NOW!

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

Call for Submissions for a Special Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey Now accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, graphic novel excerpts, zine excerpts, book reviews, and art for a special issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey, Inlandia Institute’s online literary … Continue reading →

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Focus on Teen Writers and Artists: Inlandia Launch

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Victoria Waddle

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, … Continue reading →

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Submit Your Work to the Teen Issue of Inlandia Now!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Victoria Waddle

Inland Empire Teens–Here’s Your Opportunity The Inlandia Institute is happy to announce that in the spring of 2019, it will publish its second annual teen issue of its online creative writing journal Inlandia: A Literary Journey. All Inland Empire teens … Continue reading →

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