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Inkandescent Kids magazine is turning 1! Join us for a children’s book fair at Elaine’s

InkandescentKids.com invites you to join us for our 1st Birthday Bash!

You’ll meet: 

• More than a dozen children’s book authors who will be sharing their stories, selling their books, and talking to families about their book-writing journey
• Student artists who will display their work
• Student musicians who will perform throughout the day
• AnnaGibbs.com will host a Family Photo Booth
• A select group of organizations that work with students will be on hand with information about their programs (art schools, dance studios,
• Kids are invited to make tissue paper flowers to take home (and are asked to create one for our traveling vase), and flower artwork that will be ironed onto our Inkandescent Kids tablecloth so you can come along with us for the ride
• A selection of kid-friendly finger food from Elaine’s award-winning menu will be served (guests are also welcome to order from the menu)

Reserve your spot today on Eventbite: inkandescentkids.eventbrite.com

Scroll down to learn more about our growing international magazine.

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From Kindergarten to College: Out of the mouths of kids come big ideas

Inkandescent Kids magazine is on a mission to help children around the world harness the power of critical thinking

By Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher, InkandescentKids.com

It is an honor and privilege to welcome you to Inkandescent Kids magazine, a project inspired by my two kids.

Anna, now 30, was one of 600 students to get into Virginia Commonwealth University’s Arts program. She grew up to be a photographer/videographer who owns her own business that specializes in celebrating families through photos (AnnaGibbs.com). Dylan, 27, attended the University of Virginia’s architecture school and graduated from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design last May. He now works for a prominent firm in New York City.

With our editor Ellen Smith — a special ed teacher, author, and homeschool mom of two daughters — we are on a mission to work with kids around the world to actualize their dreams by teaching them to think like reporters.

“I wish I had a resource like Inkandescent Kids magazine when I was young,” says Ellen, who recently penned her fourth novel. “It would have given me the opportunity to publish my work.”

Here’s how our InkandescentKids project works: 

• Let us publish your work: It’s just $3 to submit an article, photo, illustration, video, game, or puzzle. Our grown-up editors will review the work, and if it fits our guidelines, we will publish it in our online magazine and give you a byline (first name and the state where you live).
• Join our staff of student journalists: If you’d like to work with us on a regular basis, you can take our classes that will train you to be an InkandescentKids.com reporter, photographer, illustrator, editor, or to be part of our online newsroom. (Classes start at $150 for all three sessions.) Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible for assignments to work on our cover stories that include interviews with ambassadors, politicians, authors, artists, diplomats, scientists, and more.
• And there’s more: InkandescentKids is also working on creating a slew of kid-friendly events from student art exhibits and concerts to national mural exhibits, publishing their books, connecting parents and grandparents in our Parent Corner, working internationally to build bridges around the world, and projects we haven’t yet thought of.

Our dream: We are on a mission to inspire and support students on their creative journey, helping them maximize their potential and expand their vision of the world. If we can’t make the world a better place — we know they can.

Celebrate the magazine’s first birthday with us: We invite you to join us on August 8, noon to 4pm, at Elaine’s Literary Salon (208 Queen Street in Alexandria, VA) — the spot where we host our grown-up literary events (www.ElainesLiterarySalon.com) and meet more than a dozen children’s book authors, student artists and musicians, a cooking demonstration with a chef from Elaine’s restaurant, and more!

Bring your friends: inkandescentkids.eventbrite.com

Author, publisher, and award-winning journalist Hope Katz Gibbs is the president of Inkandescent® PR + Publishing Co., which specializes in promoting authors, artists, and entrepreneurs and publishes books and magazines focused on women, wellness, and kids. Founded in 2008, Hope’s goal is to shine a light on the magic being created by clever people and share their inspiration with the world. Learn more: www.Inkandescent.us Email Hope: hope@hopegibbs.com