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
Diversity in Children’s Literature Fellow Gerry Himmelreich Talks About His WhyAugust 24, 2019 | Community Good News, Highlights Foundation News, Native Creatives“I write for those Native kids who want to see our gods, heroes, relatives and tricksters still walking among us, ...
Juana Martinez-Neal on Creative Leaps and New TechniquesAugust 9, 2019 | Community Good News, Illustration, Inspiration, Latinx VoicesAuthor Illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal was a guest faculty member at Gather: A Community Retreat for Published ...By: Juana Martinez-Neal
Gareth Hinds on Creative Process and Taking Artistic LeapsJuly 10, 2019 | Community Good News, InspirationGraphic novelist and illustrator Gareth Hinds (garethhinds.com) was a guest faculty member at Gather: A Community ...
Novelists Rave About The Whole Novel WorkshopMay 30, 2019 | Community Good News, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceBy now you've probably heard about our Whole Novel Workshops, specifically designed to provide one-to-one mentor ...
From Idea to Sale: A Graphic Novel JourneyMay 23, 2019 | Community Good News, Illustration, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceUpdate 10/10/23 Kirkus reviewed Claire's book: "Refreshingly pushing back against tropes that often appear in ...