The Highlights Foundation

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗶𝗻 #kidlit 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Join Editor Harold Underdown for a two-night online workshop, where he’ll guide you through the different kinds of changes in the publishing world and show you how to position yourself to respond effectively.

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We can't wait!!

Join Cynthia, Jasmine, and Anne! Learn how to create your own graphic novel!
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: Working Retreat!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Middle Grade Writers: A Generative Retreat!

What kind of picture book are you writing?

With @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social concept, it’s easy to distinguish the difference between the two!

To learn all things picture books, join Nikki and special guest Esther in the 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Online Workshop

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🔉 Sound on! 🔉

You can hear the bees busy at work, buzzing through the bushes!

September & October Minis are here! 🍂

Two-night online workshops for just $59!
Head to the link in our bio for more details.

5 Ways to Make Your Nonfiction Manuscript Capture an Editor or Agent's Attention - Highlights Foundation

Check out this blog written by Jennifer Swanson: "5 Ways to Make Your Nonfiction Manuscript Capture an Editor or Agent’s Attention"

🗓️ Join Jennifer online this October for Intro to Writing Nonfiction: History, Biography, STEAM, and Much More!

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Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall) - Highlights Foundation This workshop takes all creatives from goal to finished draft. Find support via live sessions, writing prompts, studio dates, and more!

Registration is open! This is the class for you if you are looking for accountability, community, and opportunity! We will help you get words on the page!
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How Do You Know If You've Written a Picture Book? - Highlights Foundation So you have an idea for a children’s story. Great! Many times, our thoughts rush to PICTURE BOOK. Picture books are warm and dear to many of our hearts, harkening […]

helpful article for #kidlit peeps working on picture book manuscripts: How do you know if you've written a picture book? smart #craft tips! Thanks @darcypattison.bsky.social @lesliehelakoski.bsky.social and @highlightsfound.bsky.social www.highlightsfoundation.org/2018/03/08/h...

Small, individual cabin in a verdant, misty setting for writing

Interior of a very large, rustic "barn" made for meetings and writing

Two empty green chairs facing a small creek, surrounded by lush greenery

View from inside a tall lodge building looking through many windows onto a lovely porch setting surrounded by trees and greenery

Attended the @highlightsfound.bsky.social Whole Novel writing retreat last week in Pennsylvania, and it was LIFE CHANGING! #amwriting #writingcommunity #amediting you need to check this out for next fall (scholarships available)! The braintrust groups and mentors are amazing! (blog post to follow!)

Thank you for retreating with us! We hope to see you back on campus soon!

We can't wait!

A place for creativity. Greetings from the Whole Novel Retreat!

I'm at @highlightsfound.bsky.social and my brain is swirling! saraharonson.substack.com/p/a-place-fo...

Welcome to campus! We are so happy you are here!

Highlights Foundation Retreat Center at Boyd’s Mills Farm in PA. Wooden cabins with red Adirondack rocking chairs on the porches. Grass and tall trees and basically, writer heaven

Centerville -> CVG -> IAD -> Scranton -> Milanville

Grateful to @highlightsfound.bsky.social for the gift of a week to write and be in community
#amwriting
#booksky

Congratulations! Thank you for retreating with us! We hope to see you back on campus soon!

My legs and feet in a hammock relaxing

Brownie with ice cream and strawberries

It’s so good to be back. @highlightsfound.bsky.social

Welcome back! We’re so happy you’re here!!

#HFGather: Writing for and Writing WITH Kids - Highlights Foundation Join Diana Ma and Valerie Bolling for this

We can't wait!
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Word garden inspiration:

Let Children Laugh Forever! 💙💚

Thank you, Karol!

FREE event! #HFGather: Writing for and Writing WITH Kids

Join authors Valerie Bolling and Diana Ma to learn ways to enhance your school visits, strengthen community engagement, and honor the voices of the aspiring storytellers you inspire!

Click the link in bio to register for this FREE event!

Grill night!

A summer camp tradition with Chef Amanda and Megan 🌲⛺🔥

Thank you, Theresa! We appreciate your support! 💙💚

Help us pave the way!
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧: 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Our Executive Director, George Brown, shares a little about our goals with this project by creating a series of paved pathways linking buildings (and people) across our 66-acre campus

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July & August Minis are here!
Two-day online workshops for just $59.
Head to the link below for more information!
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