July-August 2026: Inkandescent Kids magazine is turning 1 on August 8—Join us to celebrate children’s literature, student artists and musicians, enjoy a family photo booth, craft project, kid-friendly food, and more!
A Note from Hope Katz Gibbs, creator and publisher, InkandescentKids.com — It is an honor and privilege to invite you to join us on August 8 at Elaine’s Literary Salon in Alexandria, VA, where we host our grown-up literary salon events promoting and supporting authors everywhere! Click here to reserve your free ticket on Eventbrite: inkandescentkids.eventbrite.com
Everyone is welcome at the Inkandescent Kids Book Fair! Neurodivergent friends, we have written a social story so you can preview the space and get an idea of the sensory information that will be at the event. You can view, download, and print the social story as needed: Inkandescent Kids Book Fair 2026 Social Story.
All adults had big dreams as kids! We envisioned ourselves growing up to write a book, become a journalist, an artist, an illustrator, a photographer, a videographer, or pursue other creative careers. Many of us realized that ambition. Some didn’t. At InkandescentKids.com, we are on a mission to help kids around the world make their creative dreams come true. Whether our students eventually go into careers in the creative arts — or become engineers, chefs, rocket scientists, doctors and dentists, lawyers, teachers, computer programmers, politicians, diplomats, or …
