One (Last) Summer Day
Today is the LAST DAY to submit your work in our One Summer Day Creative Community Challenge! Respond to the prompt (one summer day) with a poem, story, comic or artwork. Are you up for the challenge? Submit your response and learn more about the challenge by clicking here. Next week, check out our storefront display of […]
Poetry out Our Window Anthology
Click here to view the full anthology. Check out our Poetry out Our Window anthology – a collection of poetry from the popular online summer camp!
Summer in August
Od Perry-Richardson and Matt Haberbusch team up to give you Comics Week – a full week of nonstop virtual comics fun for grades 4-8! Cancel your afternoon plans August 3-6 because we’ve got Comic Creatures 3:30 – 5 PM and Comics Journaling 5:30 – 6:30 PM. Click here for more details about the specific programs and click here to register!
A Journey to Get Lost
Under the tree at which I sat… Where its branches touched the stars… It’s roots spreading down through the earth… The past behind me… Friends which left me… All the times we shared… Good times that rarely happened… Each step like a memory spacing itself behind me… I wander like a lost dream… My tears […]
Tree Flower
On the playground I saw a tree Around it was a pink and purple, green yellow flowers I heard a whole bunch of buds I smelled delicious flowers They are soft and the grass is sharp and the dirt is gritty. I think that they are part of the universe. Gabriel, Coventry 2019 Ink Spot Anthology
Creative Communities Online
During this time of social distancing and staying at home, Lake Erie Ink is sustaining our identity as a writing “space” for youth by moving to online spaces! Creative Communities Online with Lake Erie Ink will begin on April 1st with a cornucopia of spring offerings, from a National Poetry Month Challenge to DnD Campaigns. […]
Message from Amy
Dear community, Lake Erie Ink would like you to know that the health and safety of the youth and communities we serve is our top priority. We have been monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and messages from the Centers for Disease Control, the State of Ohio, and the County Health Department. Below please find […]
Summer Ink has Arrived!
Summer Ink Writing Camps At Lake Erie Ink’s week-long summer camps, youth (entering grades 2-12) explore their imaginations, develop writing skills, and collaborate with peers. Summer camps start in June and dig deep into fun writing genres, including comics, ‘zines, plays, puppets, and more, giving youth the chance to create writing and art that builds […]
Bananagrams Raffle!
This Raffle Is Bananas! Every year at our annual GIANT Bananagrams Fundraiser the community comes together to support youth literacy and writing skills. Many choose to do this by donating to or buying tickets for our raffle which features 12 unique baskets! Tickets to enter our raffle may be cheap ($3 for one ticket, $5 […]
NEW Weekly Programs at Lake Erie Ink!
Your Week in Ink At Lake Erie Ink, we like to keep our weeks busy! Join us for a brand-new weekly program that helps us make our already all-inclusive programming even more welcoming. The Queer Creators Guild, led by Cordelia Eddy, starts April 1 on Wednesday nights at 6:30 and runs weekly for 6 weeks. Sessions […]