From Scholarship to Workshop to Book with Traci SorellFebruary 14, 2022 | Community Good News, Native Creatives, Scholarship Stories, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceIn 2017, Traci Sorell received a scholarship to attend the Novels in Verse workshop at the Highlights ...By: Traci Sorell
Whole Novel Workshop Alum Wins Manuscript AwardJanuary 25, 2022 | Black Voices, Community Good NewsPaul Ruffins has taken four Highlights Foundation workshops. Most recently, he attended The Whole Novel Workshop ...
Teresa Robeson on Her Passion for Writing NonfictionSeptember 28, 2021 | Asian American Voices, Community Good News, NonfictionWe'd like to thank Teresa Robeson for this blog post! Thanks, Teresa, for answering our questions! 1. Why did you ...By: Teresa Robeson
Cover Reveal: Tracey Baptiste’s African Icons: 10 People Who Shaped HistoryJune 17, 2021 | Black Voices, Community Good NewsWe’re thrilled and honored to host the cover reveal for Tracey Baptiste’s fall release, AFRICAN ICONS: 10 People ...By: Tracey Baptiste
#HFGather with Daria Peoples, Our 2021 Artist of the YearApril 29, 2021 | Art Wall, Black Voices, Community Good News, HFGather, IllustrationAt our most recent #HFGather, Pat Cummings chatted with author/illustrator and HF Diversity Fellow Daria Peoples. ...By: Daria PeoplesPat Cummings
Wanted: A Community to Share a World-Changing VocationJanuary 5, 2021 | Community Good News, For Beginners, Inspiration, The Business of PublishingWe'd like to thank Mitali Perkins for this blog post! ... As daughters of Bengali immigrants growing up in ...By: Mitali Perkins
Celebrating Our Faculty on 2020’s Best ListsDecember 31, 2020 | Asian American Voices, Black Voices, Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Latinx Voices, LGBTQIA+ Voices, Nonfiction, Novels, Picture BooksWe thought that a great way to close out our 2020 blog would be to celebrate some of our faculty whose books have ...
#HFGather: Community, Craft & CareerDecember 18, 2020 | Community Good News, HFGather, The Business of PublishingWe had a wonderful time at our last 2020 #HFGather, hosted by Sarah Aronson, Chris Tebbetts, Erin Dionne, Leah ...
Congratulations to Our Faculty 2020 ALA Youth Media Award Winners!January 28, 2020 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Jewish Voices, Latinx Voices, Native Creatives, Nonfiction, Novels, Novels in Verse, Picture BooksThis year, some of the Highlights Foundation Team were able to be there in person when the ALA Youth Media Awards ...
Podcast: Jane Yolen On Process, Picture Books & PoetryJanuary 6, 2020 | Community Good News, Inspiration, Picture Books, Podcasts, PoetryJane Yolen talks about the writing community and her writing process. In this episode, hear George talk to Jane ...By: Jane Yolen
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Pamela Courtney Talks About Her WhySeptember 16, 2019 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Highlights Foundation NewsI'm a teacher who writes and a writer who teaches."—Pamela Courtney We asked Pamela, a 2019-2020 Diversity ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Jacqueline Barnes Talks About Her WhySeptember 11, 2019 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News“The young person I am creating for is a younger version of me--a black girl that's into black girl ...