#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 ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Narmeen Lakhani Talks About Her WhySeptember 11, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Muslim Storytellers“When I am writing for kids I am imagining someone who like myself has felt that they were at the intersection of ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Jessica Galán Talks About Her WhySeptember 11, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Latinx Voices“I would hope that my reader understands the power of malleability, that they can be easily reshaped in the midst ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Trisha Tobias Talks About Her WhySeptember 11, 2019 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News“When I'm writing, the young person in my mind is teenage me--one of many young black girls looking for herself in ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Daria Peoples Talks About Her WhySeptember 10, 2019 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News“I create now for children because I never want them to stop becoming.”—Daria Peoples We asked Daria, a 2019-2020 ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Nathalie Alonso Talks About Her WhySeptember 6, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Latinx Voices“As a nonfiction picture book writer, I imagine a reader who is fascinated by the world around him, a reader who ...
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Adriana De Persia Colón Talks About Her WhySeptember 4, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Latinx Voices“I like to write about kids who realize they were powerful all along."—Adriana De Persia Colón We asked Adriana, ...
Padma Venkatraman on Fear, Creativity and MotivationAugust 25, 2019 | Asian American Voices, Community Good News, InspirationAuthor Padma Venkatraman was a guest faculty member at Gather: A Community Retreat for Published Authors and ...By: Padma Venkatraman