The Industrious Inkwell

A literary magazine for Christian homeschoolers

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Samuel Schall is a homeschooled junior. He is the founder as well as a contributing author of The Industrious Inkwell Art & Lit magazine. His favorite pastimes include piano performance, music composition, creative writing, sketching, reading, learning new instruments (e.g., acoustic guitar, accordion), and playing board games. Samuel lives in CT with his parents, brother, dog, and cat.

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  • Writing and Art Prompts Week 2

    Writers: Write a poem where every line begins with the same letter. Artists: Draw a picture without picking up your pen/pencil/brush from the page. Read More

    Samuel Schall

  • Writing & Art Prompts: Week 1

    Starting today, I’ll be posting prompts here twice a month. I’ll include one prompt for writing, and one prompt for art in each post. The prompts aren’t limited based on age/schooling like the magazine is, so anyone’s welcome to comment below with whatever they create! Just please keep everything family-friendly. So, here’s the very first… Read More

    Samuel Schall

  • First Issue Scheduled to Release in April!

    The Industrious Inkwell is a brand new art & lit magazine looking at releasing our first issue in April 2026! If you’re an aspiring author or artist with a Christian worldview, head over to the Submission Guidelines to see if you’re eligible to enter your work. Or, click the subscribe button to have our very… Read More

    Samuel Schall