Latinx Voices at the Highlights Foundation

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Our Goal

To inspire children through story by amplifying the voices of Latine and Latinx authors & illustrators.

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Our Action:

Craft and education, community-building, and resources and support for Latine and Latinx creatives and professionals in and around the children’s book industry.

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Craft & Education

Upcoming Programs with Latinx Voices on Faculty

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Testimonials from Latinx community

“EVELYN DEL REY IS MOVING AWAY (Candlewick Press, 2020) came directly from a wonderful workshop led by illustrator Shadra Strickland. It was in mining the problems of childhood as she asked us to do that I finally found the plot of a story I had wanted to tell for years.” (Meg Medina)

“…The Highlights Foundation [is] a huge part of this life-changing success I’m enjoying, and I will always make giving back to Highlights a priority.” (Nathalie Alonso)

“This retreat was magical. I was able to write, relax, and connect with amazing writers and authors. I felt held, supported, and restored.”

Cover of Old Clothes for Dinner?! by Nathalie Alonso

CELEBRATING NATHALIE ALONSO’S PICTURE BOOK DEBUT!

“As a nonfiction writer, I never thought I was capable of writing fiction, much less something humorous. With the support of the Highlights Foundation Diversity Fellowship and my mentor Emma Otheguy, I was able to step out of my comfort zone and turn a story that I’d set aside for years into a book that’s very close to my Cuban American heart. I’m so happy to celebrate the cover reveal of my debut during Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, with an organization that I love.”

See the blog post here.