We’re SO Proud of Our Faculty 2019 ALA Youth Media Award Winners!January 28, 2019 | Asian American Voices, Black Voices, Community Good News, Latinx Voices, Native CreativesWe had our annual ALA Youth Media Awards viewing party today, in the Barn, and the actual audience in Seattle ...
Investing in Your WritingJanuary 7, 2019 | Black Voices, For BeginnersWe'd like to thank Leah Henderson for today's blog post. Leah is a frequent faculty visitor to our Retreat Center ...By: Leah Henderson
Kristy Dempsey, Crystal Allen, Gwendolyn Hooks, Kelly Starling LyonsJuly 19, 2018 | Black Voices, Community Good NewsIn 2005, Crystal Allen, Gwendolyn Hooks, Kelly Starling Lyons, and Kristy Dempsey attended the Highlights ...By: Crystal AllenKristy DempseyKelly Starling LyonsGwendolyn Hooks
Launching Our 2018 Visual Arts Exhibit: Shadra StricklandMarch 27, 2018 | Art Wall, Black Voices, Campus Happenings, Highlights Foundation NewsThe Highlights Foundation unveiled our 2018 Visual Arts Exhibit on Saturday, March 17, with a reception at our ...By: Shadra Strickland
Andrea J. Loney: If You Put in the Work, the Workshop will Work for YouFebruary 19, 2018 | Black Voices, Community Good News, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceAndrea J. Loney received her MFA in dramatic writing from New York University. Since then, she has worked various ...By: Andrea J. Loney
Our Inaugural Visual Artist: Shadra StricklandJanuary 22, 2018 | Black Voices, Campus Happenings, Highlights Foundation NewsWe're excited to announce our first on-campus art exhibit! We're having a reception and book signing to celebrate ...By: Shadra Strickland
Leah Henderson on Her Debut Middle Grade NovelJanuary 15, 2018 | Black Voices, Community Good NewsLeah Henderson is a gifted writer and teacher. Her debut middle grade novel, One Shadow on the Wall, is a poignant ...By: Leah Henderson
You’re Never Too Old to WriteMarch 29, 2017 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Inspiration, Picture Books, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceWe'd like to thank Ray Anthony Shepard (rayanthonyshepard.com) for this blog post. A 70-year-old walks into a ...
Writing Books for Kids is Hard, But You Can Totally Do ItJanuary 23, 2017 | Black Voices, For Beginners, InspirationWhen I was getting my Master’s Degree in Education, one of my professors used to say, “If you can teach ...By: Tracey Baptiste
Spotlight: Charles Waters – It’s Poetry Time!September 8, 2016 | Black Voices, Community Good News, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceCharles was a student first at The Highlights Foundation (he first attended How Do Poets Get Published? and later ...By: Charles Waters
Pat Cummings on Illustration and MentorshipSeptember 2, 2016 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Illustration, Inspiration, Picture BooksLast week, our friend Carolyn Flores posted a message on her Facebook page: “I want to thank two people who have ...By: Pat Cummings
Get it Right with Research for Your Nonfiction Picture BookJuly 15, 2016 | Black Voices, Educational Market, Nonfiction, Picture BooksAuthor/illustrator Don Tate made a great post on his blog about tracking down Lonnie Johnson to make sure he got ...By: Don Tate