#HFGather

Free Online Sessions

#HFGathers are free online webinars for children’s writers, illustrators, and storytellers at any level.  We’d love for you to join us in community.  All are welcome. We also hold occasional online Ask Me Anything sessions, where you can ask questions about upcoming workshops.

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Recordings of Past Sessions

When the COVID pandemic required everyone to stay home, we began #HFGather, a series of free online sessions to help us stay connected during that time. What we discovered is that we don’t need to be on campus to feel our community. As our #HFGather host Sarah Aronson says: “We know how to make community even when we can’t be together.”

Below are recordings from past sessions that you can browse and watch at your convenience.

#HFGather: 2023 Scholarship Celebration and Information Session

#HFGather: 2023 Scholarship Celebration and Information Session

Update 2/11/23: our 2023 scholarship application period is now closed. To be informed of future scholarship opportunities, join the mailing list. Alison Green Myers celebrated our 2023 scholarship program with some special guests: 2022 scholarship recipients...

#HFGather: Writing About Trauma and Grief for Kids

#HFGather: Writing About Trauma and Grief for Kids

At our latest #HFGather, authors Ally Malinenko, Amber McBride and Linda Epstein shared an honest and thoughtful conversation about writing about trauma and grief for kids and teens sensitively and honestly. The Gather began with each of the three authors reading a...

#HFgather: Income Streams for Children’s Book Illustrators

#HFgather: Income Streams for Children’s Book Illustrators

If you missed the live session, you can watch it here.For closed captions, hover over the bottom of the video and choose the “CC” icon. Listen to a podcast version of the #HFGather: Illustrators Pat Cummings, Shadra Strickland, Xindi Yan and Rudy Gutierrez joined us...

Watch Our Pride Celebration of Stories

Watch Our Pride Celebration of Stories

Jas Hammonds, Anna-Marie McLemore, NoNieqa Ramos and Em Dickson joined us for a PRIDE Celebration of Stories. They had a wonderful conversation with Highlights Foundation team members Alison Green Myers and Alexandra Villasante about: Supporting stories you love and...

A Celebration of Poetry with Padma Venkatraman and Margarita Engle

A Celebration of Poetry with Padma Venkatraman and Margarita Engle

Our #HFGather celebration of poetry was a wonderful way to celebrate National Poetry Month! Padma and Margarita shared poems and conversation about: From Margarita: "Poetry is a refuge for your emotions." The musicality of poetry: "There is a hope and joy and beauty...

#HFGather: Scholarship Information and Celebration Night

#HFGather: Scholarship Information and Celebration Night

Update 3/14/22: The scholarship application period for 2022 is now closed. We just introduced a new scholarship application process and we wanted to gather with the community to answer questions and to celebrate our special scholarships. Alison Green Myers and Alex...

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