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Our Mission: Improve the Quality of Children's Literature For more than 35 years, the Highlights Foundation has been fulfilling its mission of improving
the quality of children’s literature by helping authors and illustrators hone their craft. Read More

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Further Proof: Making Art Makes People Happy March 20, 2019
Announcing: Anti-heroes and Villains–Crafting Flawed Characters We Love to Hate March 18, 2019
Course Preview: Crafting Successful Author & Illustrator Visits March 15, 2019
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Our Workshops

Everything You Need To Know About Children’s Book Publishing: A Crash Course Mar. 21-24, 2019
Self or Indie Publishing: Answering the Big Questions Mar. 25-28, 2019
Crafting Successful Author Visits Apr. 28-May 2, 2019
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Thursday, March 21st, 2019 at 8:20am
"The danger of feeling stuck in the revision process is that authors can start to really hate their manuscript and resent the revision process."-- @drydenbks If you're stuck, maybe Emma can help at Filling the Writers' Toolbox! https://t.co/H2bz6NyF0Z

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HighlightsFoundation @HighlightsFound

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 at 11:09pm
Don't miss a rare opportunity to have your WHOLE novel draft read and critiqued at the Whole Novel Workshop: we've got ONE spot left! with An Na, @nancywerlin @nicoleva A.M. Jenkins @lilliamr Melissa Wyatt & Rob Costello https://t.co/xF3oUBSmOz

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