Writer's Block Ink

✍️ Write. Ignite. Get your word out.

Writer’s Block Ink’s Block Print program is for ALL creatives ages 14 and up who want to develop skills in order to tell their stories and get published. Through our literary zine and writing club, participants explore the social issues impacting their lives and turn their ideas into powerful, printed work alongside curated chosen submissions from their community.

This is a free program open to everyone nationwide. Submit your interest via our registration form.

Learn more and get involved through the link in our bio.

🎬 Ready to turn your ideas into film?

Writer’s Block Ink Summer 2026 Film Program is a 7-week day camp for young creatives 14 and up. Participants learn filmmaking from concept to final cut while using film to explore and express the social issues impacting their lives.

June 15th – August 14th

This is a paid program, with payment plans, sliding scale, and scholarship options available.

Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.

PROGRAMS | WBI An overview of our currently available programming.

Join us for a Back to the Block Pizza Party! 🍕

Come hang out, meet the team, and learn more about our upcoming summer programs for young creatives. Whether you’re curious about filmmaking, storytelling, or just want to see what we’re all about—this is the perfect place to start.

📍 Regional Innovation Center, New London
🗓 Saturday, April 11th
⏰ 1:15–2:45 PM

Free pizza, good vibes, and creative community—what more do you need?

RSVP or reach out: | [email protected]

🖤 Youth Leader Spotlight 🖤

“Ugly Hearts” by Quinn Lee is featured in our newest issue of Block Print. It's an unsettling meditation on what happens when someone is allowed past the ribs.

Be warned, this piece of isn't for the faint of heart.

You can read the full piece in Block Print: Empathy Epidemic — available now digitally and for pre-order in print at www.writersblockink.org/shop


Support youth voices. Read something fresh.

Just a quick reminder that Block Print: Empathy Epidemic is available ✨

Physical copies are up for pre-order (and come with a digital edition included), and the full digital version is already live on our website at www.writersblockink.org/shop

This issue represents three months of work from our Youth Leaders and brings together student writing with submissions from community voices around the world. Every purchase directly supports our Youth Leadership & Empowerment program.

Pre-orders help us know how many copies to assemble, so if you’ve been meaning to grab one, now’s a great time 💛

🔥 Pre-Orders Are Open for Block Print: Empathy Epidemic 🔥

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Our newest issue of Block Print is now available for pre-order in a 32-page, hand-assembled physical edition — and every physical copy comes with a digital edition included.

This issue centers on the theme “Empathy Epidemic” and represents three months of dedicated work from our Youth Leaders. Each piece was either created or carefully selected by our student participants who had the privilege of processing submitted works from community writers around the world. The result is a collection that explores the full range of human experience — work that challenges, illuminates, and connects.

Purchasing this zine directly funds our Youth Leadership and Empowerment program at Writer’s Block Ink. Your support helps young people build the tools and confidence to create art that makes real impact.

📦 This is a PRE-ORDER for the complete, unabridged print edition.
All pre-orders will ship the week of March 16, 2026. After that, only the printed quantity will be available — so ordering early helps us know how many copies to assemble!

Prefer digital? The full digital edition is already available now at:
www.writersblockink.org/shop

Physical copies will also be available in early April at Fiddlehead’s Co-Op in New London and Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago.

Thank you for supporting youth voices and independent publishing.

Writer's Block Ink | Creative Workshops | New London, CT Writer's Block Ink is a nonprofit dedicated to providing young creatives with space to create. Igniting change on the page and stage since 2003!

This past week one of our students experienced the devastating loss of her mother.

We’re sharing this GoFundMe as a way for our community to show up with care, support, and solidarity. Any contribution or share helps ease the burden during an unimaginable time.

https://gofund.me/d2a8ad826