Dwarfs living on tropical islands. Robot cafes. Haunted houses. Pirates. Curses. Romance. Adventure.In December 2024, dozens of young writers gathered at the StudyRoom Language Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. They were given one hour to create an original short story based on four photos. This book collects the 40 top entries. Edited by Evan Purcell, the Writers of Kazakhstan 2025 anthology has a little bit of everything. The authors (from grades 3 to 11) take some wild swings with t...

Flying pigs. Alien words. Mayhem. Superheroes. Armageddon. Romance.This is Writers of Kazakhstan 2024.In December 2023, dozens of young writers participated in StudyRoom Language Center's annual writing competition. They were each given four photos and had to create an original story in under an hour. This collection gathers together the best stories for their first time in print.This collection is for anyone who wants to see the world through the eyes of another cu...

Bhutan is a beautiful place, full of majestic mountains and rambling rivers. Its culture is rich and authentic, and the people are some of the happiest in the world.And yet…There are shadows here. And strange noises. And hidden dangers. Bhutan can be a scary place, too. If you're not careful, you may find yourself at the mercy of a hungry yeti or a ghost in disguise.Scary Stories from Bhutan is written entirely by the students at Jakar Higher Secondary Scho...

Just weeks before Halloween 2022, the young writers of Almaty, Kazakhstan, gathered at StudyRoom Language Center to compete in a very special writing competition. They created all-original stories based on picture prompts, and they had only one hour to make the most memorable creation possible.These are those stories.In this book, you'll see the wild creativity of writers as young as 10. English is not their first language, and yet they've crafted something truly memorable....

Romancing the RainbowAn anthology of LGTBQIA+ Romance short stories.We see boy-meets-girl stories from the moment we can start paying attention, from history and mythology to famous novels and advertisements. And, for the people those stories are applicable to, they are lessons and templates for how a boy and girl can, should, or could, interact—even when fictitious and obviously untrue.But for those of us who do not fall easily into that boy/girl combination, there...

Dorji is the crown prince of Bhutan, a tiny Buddhist kingdom high up in the Himalayas. He lives a life of responsibility and rules, especially with his coronation fast approaching.Michael is an American botanist working for the royal family after a very public scandal forced him to leave his country. He’s drawn to the handsome royal, but he knows that any interaction between them would lead to yet another life-derailing scandal. The two men come from different worlds, and even thou...

Teddy bears! Hidden treasure! Ballerinas! Magic sandwiches!Get ready for some of genuinely wild stories from Kazakhstan.Every year in Almaty, young writers gather at the StudyRoom Language Center to take part in a very special writing competition. They are given one hour to write a completely original short story based on four secret photos. A panel of judges then chooses the winning writers, who take part in special workshops and masterclasses to further develop their writ...

Dorji is the crown prince of Bhutan, a tiny Buddhist kingdom high up in the Himalayas. He lives a life of responsibility and rules, especially with his coronation fast approaching.Michael is an American botanist working for the royal family after a very public scandal forced him to leave his country. He's drawn to the handsome royal, but he knows that any interaction between them would lead to yet another life-derailing scandal. The two men come from different worlds, and even thou...

As a kid, Ramona always loved visiting the McInney family next door. They provided comfort that her own household never could. Plus, she always had a thing for Scott McInney . . . the boy who knew all her secrets . . . the boy who up and married her twin sister, Vanessa, instead. Scott broke Ramona’s heart.Now that Ramona and Scott are all grown up, things aren’t going well for the McInney family. Mrs. McInney is in a coma after a cruel twist of fate, and Vanessa ran off soon after...

Bilbliophiles love dipping into the classic, the unforgotten, the obscure- and ADV does too. This is why we pack so manyinto each issue. BUT...There are times when new & original works of fiction make their way to our desks, and those stories deserve to be in front of reader's eyes ASAP. Hence the reason for this special 2026 issue. In your hands are seven complete stories, sure to expand your library and your mind.

Dancer, singer, and actress Ginger Rogers introduces a new design for Adventures bookzine. Inside are more of the same variety in reading entertainment you have come to expect from each issue!Enjoy a horror-mystery from Charles Dickens in The Signal Man, or pickstirring poetry in T.S. Eliot's, The Burial of the Dead. Also inside are two brand new stories, one of which revives a heroic character voiced by Frank Sinatra. You can choose from stories by Virginia Woolf...

Karma Tandin Is In TroubleEveryone in Jakar knows that Karma has always defended his village from monsters. But suddenly his friends and neighbours are angry with him and accusing him of crimes he knows he didn't commit.Karma suspects he has a doppelgänger who is terrorizing the town, but no one believes him. His friends Chimmi and Dawa and even his mother do not seem to trust him.But with every monster in Bhutan suddenly turning up in Jakar, will he...