Gather, a KidLit Podcast
Listen in as we talk to kidlit creators about the craft of writing and illustrating books for children, and take a deeper look at what’s happening at the Highlights Foundation.
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#HFGather: Writing about Climate Change for Kids: Amplifying Black Voices for Social Justice, Racial Equity, and Caring for Our Planet
Join authors Pam Courtney, Andrea Loney, and Crystal Allen as they discuss one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change. This impassioned #HFGather explored the power of storytelling to inspire meaningful change for our future. Through this...
Highlighting Diverse Black Experiences of Climate Change through Children’s Literature
We'd like to share a podcast with you from our friends at Black Representation: Authoring STEM Stories for Climate Risk Preparedness (BlackRep4Kids), a National Science Foundation-funded project led by Knology, in partnership with the Highlights Foundation,...
#HFGather: Here Comes Summer–Reading, Swimming and Gathering
Valerie Bolling, Jack Wong, Lucy Ruth Cummins and Emily Joof kicked off summer by sharing four picture books about swimming; revealing the story behind their stories, and have a conversation about representing diversity in picture books. If you missed the live...
#HFGather: Crafting and Sharing Books from the Heart
Author/agent Sera Rivers and agent Linda Camacho joined us for an #HFGather conversation facilitated by author Heather Demetrios about their personal experiences crafting and sharing books with readers--Sera sharing as an author shaping her past into a novel and...
#HFGather: 2024 Scholarship Celebration and Information Session
Update 2/1/24: our 2024 scholarship application period is now closed. To be informed of future scholarship opportunities, join the mailing list. #HFGather: 2024 Scholarship Celebration and Information Session Highlights Foundation Program Director Alison Green Myers...
Podcast: Erin Entrada Kelly and Laurel Snyder
What You'll Find In this Podcast Erin Entrada Kelly and Laurel Snyder joined George Brown to discuss their writing process, how to write for the middle grade audience, their current works in progress, and their recent middle grade retreat experience. Erin and Laurel's...
Podcast: Nikki Grimes
What You'll Find In this Podcast Nikki Grimes joined George Brown to discuss the Nikki Grimes Cottage on campus, her most recent book birthday, her works in progress, and her push to get people thinking about banned books.Nikki decribing an overview of the Nikki...
Podcast: Intisar Khanani
What You'll Find In this Podcast Intisar Khanani joined George Brown to discuss writing the Mighy Girls series, being a mentor and mentee at the Highlights Foundation, and her writing process as an intuitive writer.Intisar on writing the Mighty Girls series: I wanted...
Podcast: Traci Sorell, Andrea Page, and Monique Gray Smith
What You'll Find In this Podcast Traci Sorell, Andrea Page, and Monique Gray Smith joined George Brown to discuss the In-Community Retreat for Native writers and illustrators, the new Native Creatives cabin, scholarship opportunities for Native writers, and their...
Podcast: Delia Ruiz and Alex Villasante
What You'll Find In this Podcast Authors and Highlights Foundation team members Delia Ruiz and Alex Villasante joined George Brown to discuss the work they do for the organization, how they find community here, their works in progress, and the upcoming Latinx Kidlit...
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