
This summer, young writers from all over the world joined The Journal Bootcamp to learn about current events, write creatively, and get published! Students worked closely with their dedicated coaches each week to edit and refine their writing, until it was worthy of a feature in an online magazine.

Grace Zhou
I’ve been to many places since I was little, Italy, France, Spain, Australia etc. But my favourite place out of all of them is England.

Aria Zhang
Disney’s original series “Lilo and Stitch" has a new live action movie, featuring Maia Kealoha as Lilo and Chris Sanders as Stitch, and has many different reviews from everyone around the world. The live action is based off of Disney’s Lilo and Stitch, and it talks about the unlikely friendship between Lilo, a young, free-spirited Hawaiian girl, and Stitch, an evil, smart alien creature. I recently just watched it, and I feel like the live action could’ve done better, rating it a 3 stars out of 5.
Winners
Read top pieces written by previous winners of the Letterly Writing Competition, and be amazed!
Youheng Zhong
She is making noodles for herself. The water bubbles and boils like the laugh of a child and the
thick udon noodles swirl slightly in the pot. She portions out a generous chunk of the stew, making sure to pick out the sharp bony pieces. The smell of chili oil and tender beef fills the tiny apartment, wrapping
around her like a familiar embrace.
Jenny Liang
The forest took her, small and thin. A shadow lost in bark and skin. No name was whispered on the breeze. Just echoes tangled in the trees.
Current Events

Chloe Chai
Russia's war on Ukraine has caused uncertainty when the United Nation meets. Also, some meetings to end the war were...
Felix Sun
Donald Trump visits the UK to form a relationship This event was specially designed to form a relationship between the...
Dylan Li
MANY ASIAN COUNTRIES RAVAGED BY SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA Super Typhoon Ragasa swept through Asia in the week of September 20,...
Cathy Cai
911 Service Restored On Thursday, September 25, 2025, fiber optic lines owned and operated by AT&T were damaged, causing statewide...
Kelley Cai
Terrorist attack on synagogue in Manchester On Thursday, October 3rd, 35-year-old Jihad al-Shamie attacked the synagogue in Manchester, England....
Science & Technology

Chloe Ong
A marine biologist at the University of British Columbia, Christopher Harley was examining the tide pools on a shoreline on...

Hans Jan
Scientists have discovered a way to create a toothpaste that may repair damaged teeth. That is making toothpaste with wool....

William Student
literally the best time of the year. No alarms, no homework, no teachers telling you to sit still. You can...

June Jin
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the Canadian company Canadensys Aerospace announced they were building Canada’s first rover to explore the...

Penny Peng
Scientists from King's College London created a toothpaste made out of a special ingredient, wool. They believe that wool can...

Dylan Li
BRITISH SCIENTISTS CREATE NEW TOOTHPASTE WITH SHEEP’S WOOL AND SPIT On September 4th, 2025, scientists at King's College, London, created...

Kelley Cai
Canadian Rover Integrates with NASA’s Project Artemis Exploring the universe might be NASA’s biggest endeavor to date. Project Artemis was...

Emma Cao
King's College Scientists Make Toothpaste to Replace Enamel Scientists at King's College London have been working on a toothpaste made...

Chloe Chai
Scientists Make Toothpaste Out of Sheep's Wool Scientists in King's College London have made a toothpaste out of sheep's wool...

Alfred Wu
Sheep's Wool Toothpaste with sheep's wool. The theory behind this is to help repair damaged teeth. Teeth are very important...

Archer Xiang
There are many wonders of the ocean, including a superpower that only some fish have! It is
called biofluorescence and is when a fish can absorb light and release it, causing the fish itself
to glow. Not only are the fish getting superpowers, but deep below in the sea at a place called
the mesopelagic zone (often called the twilight zone), which is 200 to 1,000 meters deep.

Monica Zhang
In 1999, Minh Le built Counter-Strike in his Canadian dorm. It’s now a billion-dollar esports hit.
Sports

Lafayette Wong
During the weekend of August 2-3rd, riders from Lexington will join up with more than 6,800 riders in the annual Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day bike marathon across Massachusetts that raises an enormous amount of funds for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber cancer institute. Since its inception in 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge has raised over $1 billion for Dana-Farber, making it the biggest contributor to the Dana-Farber cancer institute(JimmyFund).

Allison Chiang
Racist Comments Made During Premier League Opening Game During the first Premier League match of the 2025-2026 season on August...

Ethan Wang
What Major League Baseball Can Learn from the Savannah Bananas Baseball is one of America’s oldest sports, but in recent...

Clarissa Schroeder
Football Player Reports Racism Liverpool played a match against Bournemouth. During the match, one of the members of the Bournemouth...

Monica Zhang
An event more appealing than the AIG Women’s Open Charley Hull attracted more attention than the winner of the Women's...

Jasmine Tang
England has officially announced its team to represent the country during the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025. The tournament will...

Olivia Zhao
Recently, a Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Bournemouth was stopped because of a disruption from the crowd. The...

Austin Tsao
Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just "One of The Guys" As a relatively new member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback...

Xixi Zhu
During the opening of the 2025 Premier League season, a match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield had to be...

June Jin
On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the Red Roses UK rugby team announced their team members for the Women’s Rugby World...

Melissa Zhao
Havoc at the Football Stadium: Footballer Racially Abused On Friday, during the first football game of the Premier League season,...

Matthew Yang
Aaron Rodgers Now with Stealers in Likely His Last NFL Team Aaron Rodgers has transitioned to his 3rd and most...
Arts

Erin Cha
Fablehaven, an Incredible Novel The novel Fablehaven providing thrills by constantly keeping the reader on edge. The first book was...

Sandy Wang
Recently, there has been a surge in restaurants that serve miniature food. “Why?” you might ask. Well, besides the cute...

Cindy Pu
On Memorial Day, Walt Disney’s live action “Lilo & Stitch” released, a reimagined version of their 2002 classic animated version. It's an emotional and humorous movie about Lilo, a girl from Hawaii who finds it difficult to make friends and stay out of trouble, who meets Stitch, a mischievous little blue alien who crash lands onto Earth.

Aria Zhang
Disney’s original series “Lilo and Stitch" has a new live action movie, featuring Maia Kealoha as Lilo and Chris Sanders as Stitch, and has many different reviews from everyone around the world. The live action is based off of Disney’s Lilo and Stitch, and it talks about the unlikely friendship between Lilo, a young, free-spirited Hawaiian girl, and Stitch, an evil, smart alien creature. I recently just watched it, and I feel like the live action could’ve done better, rating it a 3 stars out of 5.

Sandy Wang
At Simon Fraser University near Vancouver, British Columbia, few people were aware of the legend that was unfolding in a...

Clarissa Schroeder
Harry Potter Movie Review Have you read all eight Harry Potter books including the Cursed Child? Well, you most likely...

Zachary Fan
Rebecca’s Solar-Powered Solution Innovation is often born from compassion, and Rebecca, a young student from Glasgow, demonstrates exactly that. At...

Sophie Ye
KPop Demon Hunters The song "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters has gone viral and outranked other songs from movies like...

Hannah Zhang
World War II, like all wars, was filled with suffering and despair, but it was also filled with the bravery...

Winston wang
How Counter-Strike was created In late 1999, Minh Le, a computer science major studying at Simon Fraser University, was playing...

Matthew Yang
Counter-Strike Revolutionized Team Video Games and Is Now 25 Years Old Back in 1999, the first beta for a video...

Jasmine Tang
A UK student has been recognized by Time Magazine for designing a solar-powered backpack at the age of 12. Rebecca...
Opinion

Nicholas Liu
so you can choose something to wear before Halloween and can be prepared to decorate your house. You also have...

Charlotte Qin
I Don’t Think AI Is Good I don’t think ai is good because a lot of kids are using ai...

Chienruei Liu
Halloween Preparation Time I believe that the right time for Halloween decorations and parades to start going up is about...

Charles Qin
A game that is small, lightweight, easy, fun, and safe, that's Connect 4. One of the games that I believe...

Jessie Liang
What is free speech? Yes or No? One of the first amendments in the Bill of Rights protects the freedom...

Elsa Meng
Text Connections Read a text, then write a text connection. First paragraph: Summary of the whole text Second paragraph: A...

Jessie Liang
Who doesn't love snow? Snow should be the winner toy of 2025! Snow, yes, actual snow generated from the sky,...

Chienruei Liu
The school atmosphere was being renewed with a new academic year. As summer's long days slowly come to an end,...

Derek Li
AI Can’t Replace Real Support for Teens On September 2, 2025, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced new safety protections...

Andrew Chan
All about a new school year This year, I got Ms. Marquez as a 5th-grade teacher at River Island Academies....

Linlang Hu
A study showed that giving 10-year-olds screen time does not increase their risk of becoming suicidal later on, but it is actually those that become addicted to their phone that have a higher risk.
Creative Writing

Jessie Liang
Red Rain, cold, sad rain poured down on the sidewalk outside of Silvia's apartment window. She opened her eyes, turned...

Felix Sun
The Blizzard Magma and Flame This is the 4th short story of the Flame Emperor series The two emperors, Magma...

Felix Sun
The Awakening of the Flame This is the 3rd short story of The Flame Emperor series After the fight and...

Andrew Chan
About a man who survived a fall and how A man fell from the sky because of an RC plane...