Mentee Carries on Mentor’s Legacy: Floyd Cooper and Daria PeoplesMay 9, 2024 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Scholarship Stories, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceFloyd Cooper Day (May 10, 2024) has a special meaning for us this year. Floyd was the award-winning illustrator ...By: Daria Peoples
3 Questions With Daria Peoples, Sarah Aronson and Chris Tebbetts About Making Progress on Your Creative JourneyApril 4, 2024 | 3 Questions With, Black Voices, Inspiration, Jewish Voices, LGBTQIA+ VoicesDaria Peoples, Chris Tebbetts and Sarah Aronson joined Highlights Foundation Social Media Manager Cat Galeano on ...By: Daria PeoplesSarah AronsonChris Tebbetts
3 Questions With Crystal Allen and Katie Keridan: Writing About Mental Health for MG and YA ReadersMarch 28, 2024 | 3 Questions With, Black Voices, Minds & Bodies, NovelsCrystal Allen and Katie Keridan joined Highlights Foundation Social Media Manager Cat Galeano on Instagram Live to ...By: Crystal AllenKatie Keridan
3 Questions With Valerie Bolling About Creating Impactful Beginnings and Endings for Your Picture BooksFebruary 20, 2024 | 3 Questions With, Black Voices, Picture BooksValerie Bolling joined Highlights Foundation Social Media Manager Cat Galeano on Instagram Live to talk about her ...By: Valerie Bolling
3 Questions With Kekla Magoon & Laurie Calkhoven About Using Meditation & Creative Play in Your Writing PracticeFebruary 7, 2024 | 3 Questions With, Black Voices, InspirationFaculty members Kekla Magoon and Laurie Calkhoven joined Cat Galeano on Instagram Live to talk about their ...By: Kekla MagoonLaurie Calkhoven
From Virtual Summer Camp to Personal Retreat to Publication With Scholarship Support: Tonya Duncan EllisJanuary 15, 2024 | Black Voices, Scholarship StoriesTonya Duncan Ellis first joined us as one of the 24 Storytellers in our Amplify Black Stories program, ...
Scholarships Helped These 2 Teachers Improve Their Storytelling SkillsDecember 27, 2023 | Black Voices, Scholarship StoriesWe'd like to introduce you to Bay Collyns and Steph Jones, who both received General Scholarships to attend ...
With Scholarship Support, Rachel Werner Grows Her Passion Project: Expanding Inclusion in NarrativesDecember 27, 2023 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Scholarship StoriesRachel Werner received a General Scholarship to attend the Getting to Know Your Picture Book in-person retreat in ...
Podcast: Nikki GrimesNovember 28, 2023 | Black Voices, Essential Conversations, Podcasts, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceWhat You'll Find In this Podcast Nikki Grimes joined George Brown to discuss the Nikki Grimes Cottage on campus, ...By: Nikki Grimes
Scholarship Helps Johari Mitchell Find Confidence to Independently Publish Her Picture BookNovember 20, 2023 | Black Voices, Scholarship StoriesUPDATE December 2023: Johari's book Sweet Fire was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Indie Picture Books ...
With Scholarship Help, Writers Make Discoveries at Our Whole Novel WorkshopsSeptember 6, 2023 | Black Voices, Novels, Scholarship StoriesThe Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshops offer writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft of a ...
Cooking Up Stories: Mascot Plus a Recipe and a PromptAugust 31, 2023 | Black Voices, Food & Friends, Native CreativesWe love it when Chef Amanda and author Padma Venkatraman pair up to share a recipe and writing prompt for our ...By: Padma VenkatramanTraci SorellCharles Waters