Highlights Foundation Scholarship Success Stories
Camellia Koo Finds Her Community of Writers, Thinkers, and Feelers at Summer Camp
Camellia Koo joined us for this year's Summer Camp in Fiction supported by a General Scholarship. She says the scholarship "was incredibly meaningful to me and my still very new pursuit in this dream of being a picture book author-illustrator. It was a beautiful and...
Lee Bennett Hopkins Scholarship Recipient Genielysse Reyes Finds Validation as a Poet
Genielysse Reyes attended this year's Crafting Novels in Verse Workshop and Retreat with support from our Lee Bennett Hopkins Scholarship for poetry writers. Genielysse's Story Genielysse Reyes is a Filipino American children's book author and artist from San Diego...
With Scholarship Help, Naomie Laurent Explored Opportunites to Pursue Writing Full Time
Naomie Laurent was awarded The Brown Bookshelf Scholarship and says it "allowed me the ability to pursue an in-person workshop that would have otherwise been out of my current budget. I recently stepped back from my current job to try to pursue writing full time and...
How Maria Marianayagam’s Online Scholarship Boosted Her Confidence
Maria Marianayagam says of her scholarship experience with us: "I want to say a HUGE thank you! This scholarship meant so much to me. Not only did it further my own craft, it gave me a confidence boost to move forward in this career." Maria's Story Maria took her...
2 Picture Book People Use Their Scholarships for “Inspirational and Invigorating” Workshops
Pooja Makhijane and Jamila Beale each received a General Scholarship in 2022 and chose workshops to help them further their picture book manuscripts. Pooja's Story Pooja is the author of Mama’s Saris and Bread is Love. She is also the editor of Under Her Skin: How...
Learning New Art Techniques Thanks to the Richard H. Bell Scholarship for Educators
Bettie Boswell received the 2023 Richard H. Bell Scholarship for Educators and immediately used it for Color, Light, Line & Texture: Art Exploration and Play! Bettie's Story Bettie Boswell has always loved to read and create stories for family and friends. In 2016...
Theresa Cocci Continues Her Writing Journey with General Scholarship Assistance
Theresa Cocci received a 2022 General Scholarship and chose to use it for two online, on-demand courses with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen: Picture Book Characters A-Z and Picture Book Plotting A-Z. Theresa's Story Theresa's love for telling stories began early in her...
Highlights Foundation Invests in 58 Storytellers to Support Their Work to Inspire Kids
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2023 Highlights Foundation Invests in 58 Storytellers to Support Their Work to Inspire Kids Honesdale, PA – The Highlights Foundation has just awarded scholarships to 58 aspiring and established children’s authors and...
2 General Scholarship Recipients Make Progress on Their Middle Grade Novels
Patricia Tanumihardja and Sarah Claxton both received a 2022 General Scholarship and chose to use it for our in-person workshop Middle Grades Novels: Ideas! Characters! Point of View! (& Everything in Between). Both had experience in writing other things and...
Samantha Guzman-Roman Used Her Scholarship to Connect with Other Latinx Creatives
We were thrilled to have Samantha Guzman-Roman join us at the Latinx Voices Retreat, supported by the Latinx Storyteller Scholarship. Samantha's Story Samantha is the author of several published short stories capturing the experiences of Black and Latinx people...