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2024 Personal Retreats at The Barn at Boyds Mills
Personal Retreats at The Barn at Boyds Mills Please see more information about personal retreats here: https://thebarnatboydsmills.com/personal-retreats/
Drexel MFA Program Writer's Retreat
Drexel MFA Program Writer's Retreat Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. This long weekend is designed to allow you to focus on your writing and soak up the creativity granted to us through nature. There are no formal classes, but writers may organize a workshop if desired. You may […]
Welcome to Whole Novel: An Online Course Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers
OVERVIEW: Welcome to this Multi-Month Online Course with a Full Novel Critique! The Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshop offers you the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 80,000 words) of a novel read by faculty, with detailed written feedback and a private consultation provided. This online program is for any writer of […]
Asian and Asian American Voices: An In-Community Retreat*
The third annual Asian American Voices retreat celebrates the vibrant world of Asian American voices in children's and young adult literature. Join hosts Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence, and fellow storytellers for this in-community retreat where much of the time is for your own creativity. Grace and Debbi will offer limited programming in the […]
Jewish Symposium: An In-Community Gathering for Jewish Writers and Illustrators*
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Disability Representation in Picture Book Illustration: A Two-Night Mini
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40773&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=5d69d3f962https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40773&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=5d69d3f962
Shape Your Story: A 6-Week Novel Intensive with Author and Agent Linda Epstein
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/shape-your-story-a-6-week-novel-intensive-with-author-agent-linda-epstein/
Jersey City Writers Retreat
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
Yale RITM Faculty Writing Retreat
Yale RITM Faculty Writing Retreat Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, […]
Writing with Pride: A Two-Night Mini for Picture Book Writers
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] <h2>Overview</h2> <strong>A Two-Night Mini Online Course </strong> Picture books can be filled with Pride! Join celebrated authors Lesléa Newman and Rob Sanders for this short course designed to bring LGBTQIA+ creators […]
Working Retreat: Nonfiction and Informational Fiction*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat Join Heidi Stemple, Andrea Page, and their guests for time to create and connect during this "Working Retreat" for those who infuse facts into their writing (including […]
Working Retreat: Novelists and Graphic Novelists*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat Novelists and Graphic Novelists, join Julie C. Dao and Wendy Xu for time to create and connect during a retreat built just for you. […]
The Untapped Influence of Secondary Characters: A Two-Night Mini for Writers
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/the-untapped-influence-of-secondary-characters-a-two-night-mini-for-writers/
Muslim Storyteller Retreat: Spring*
This 4-day/3-night immersive experience offers a supportive space for Muslim writers and illustrators (published or unpublished) to craft and share their stories, with limited after dinner programming to connect with fellow retreaters and find ways to amplify Muslim voices and stories at our retreat and beyond. This program is funded by a grant […]
Birth a Book Coach Retreat
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
From Pencil or Paint to Pixel: A Two-Night Mini for Beginning Illustrators
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview A Two-Night Mini Online Course Beginning illustrators can join children’s book author/illustrator Courtney Pippin-Mathur to talk about approaches to using different media (traditional and/or digital) in your illustrations, and special guest Aram Kim for […]
Jennifer Louden Writing Retreat
Graphic Novels for Beginners: A Two-Night Mini for Writers and Illustrators
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/graphic-novels-for-beginners-a-two-night-mini-for-writers-and-illustrators/
Writing with Pride: A Two-Night Mini for Young Adult Horror Writers
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40335&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=9429f59751
Take Your Idea from Story to Chapter Book: A Two-Night Mini
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/take-your-idea-from-story-to-chapter-book-a-two-night-mini/
The Pub Retreat 2024
The Pub Retreat 2024 Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for The Pub Retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, […]
Working Retreat: Poetry and Poetry Anthologies*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat Join celebrated poets Charles Waters, Irene Latham, and their guests for time to create and connect during this "Working Retreat." We invite writers with a passion for […]
The Crash Course in Children's Book Publishing: Illustrator's Edition
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/the-crash-course-in-childrens-book-publishing-illustrators-edition/
BSFW Goes to Highlights
BFSW Goes to Highlights Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird […]
VCFA Guardians of Literary Mischief Retreat
VCFA Guardians of Literary Mischief Retreat Join fellow alumni for a retreat. Largely unstructured, with delicious and expertly prepared locally sourced meals, this time will fill your hearts and minds with some peaceful time to reunite with friends, reconnect with other alums, and, of course, write in your own private cabin or room. You may […]
Junior Women of Color in Political Science Collective Retreat
Junior Women of Color in Political Science Collective Retreat Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has […]
Tracking Wonder - Unplugged + Unbound Retreat
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
Black Voices: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"] Join Valerie Bolling and fellow storytellers for this in-community retreat for Black writers and illustrators. About the Program This 3-night/4-day retreat thrives within a welcoming community, designed to spark your creativity and foster connections with fellow […]
Summer Camp in Illustration: Intensive Artistic Inspiration*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Workshop and Retreat Get away for four days at our Summer Camp in Illustration for inspiration, guidance, support, community, fun, creativity, and growth. At the Highlights Foundation, […]
Summer Camp in Writing: Create and Dream!*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 5-Day/4-Night Workshop and Retreat Get away for five days at our Summer Camp in Writing for fiction and nonfiction storytellers who are looking for inspiration, guidance, mentorship, community, fun, […]
Wild Hearts Retreat
Wild Hearts Retreat Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for a 3-night retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]
VCFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx Retreat
VCFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx Retreat Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has […]
Picture Book Plotting from A to Z: A 5-Week Online Course for Writers
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/picture-book-plotting-from-a-to-z-a-5-week-online-course-for-writers/
WCSU MFA 2024 Summer Retreat
Join us for WCSU MFA’s 2024 Summer Residency, located at the Barn at Boyds Mills, near Honesdale, PA! The residency will feature morning and afternoon workshops, open mics, evening readings, as well as delicious and expertly prepared locally sourced meals. This residency will offer some peaceful time to reunite with friends, connect with new writers, […]
Black Women Writers: A Retreat In Gratitude
re·treat /rəˈtrēt/ a quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax A message from your hosts: Edi Campbell, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, and Renée Watson It is our great honor to invite you to the Highlights Foundation campus for our inaugural Black Women Writers’ Retreat August 4-7, 2024. This invitation-based, in-community retreat has […]
Neurodiverse Writers and Illustrators: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] Join this 3-night/4-day in-community retreat thoughtfully hosted by Sona Charaipotra, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, and Katie Mazeika. About the Program Join us for an in-community retreat tailored for neurodivergent writers and illustrators, where you can fully […]
Sera Rivers Client Retreat
Please join us at the campus of the Highlights Foundation for a 3-night, 4-day writing retreat exclusively for clients of agent Sera Rivers. There’ll be delicious and expertly prepared locally sourced meals, with snacks and all beverages available throughout the day and night, and all lodging is private, with private bath. The retreat will provide […]
Cartoon Everything!
Cartoon Everything! Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus, where there will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. There are ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the campus is surrounded by nature and farms. You may check into your lodging (a private cabin […]
Welcome to the Whole Novel Workshop: A Summer Retreat for Novelists*
With Nicole Valentine
OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Whole Novel Workshop: A Summer Retreat for Novelists! The Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft of a novel (up to 80,000 words) read with written feedback and a private consultation, along with rich presentations specifically designed for novelists at this stage […]
Writing for the Educational Market: A 6-Week Online Program
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/writing-for-the-educational-market-a-6-week-online-program/
Native Creatives: An In-Community Retreat*
“Time with fellow Native creatives helps sustain me along this author’s journey. I look forward to a weekend together to share our stories, write, create art, and talk practically about how we navigate the publishing industry.” —Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation) Join this 3-night/4-day writing retreat designed for Native and Indigenous Voices who (or who aspire to) write, illustrate, or […]
Successful School Visits: A Three Part Online Course
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/successful-school-visits-a-three-part-online-course/
Magic If 10-Year Reunion!
Magic If 10-Year Reunion! It's been 10 years since walking across the stage at College Hall, and that's something worth celebrating! A Highlights retreat is just what we need to reconnect, catch up, and maybe even write a little. The retreat will be largely unstructured, but if there's interest in a workshop or other […]
R(ev)ise and Shine! Writing Retreat
R(ev)ise and Shine! Writing Retreat Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for The R(ev)ise and Shine! Residency. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. Take advantage of a full schedule of lectures, targeted writing exercises, one-on-one meetings with mentors, facetime with an agent, and other group […]
Income Streams for Illustrators: A Two-Night Mini
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/income-streams-for-illustrators-a-two-night-mini/
Muslim Storytellers Retreat: Fall*
This 4-day/3-night immersive experience offers a supportive space for Muslim writers and illustrators (published or unpublished) to craft and share their stories, with limited after dinner programming to connect with fellow retreaters and find ways to amplify Muslim voices and stories at our retreat and beyond. This program is funded by a grant […]
An Inspired Life Retreat with Be & Breathe Studio
An Inspired Life Retreat By Be & Breathe Studio with Julie Heasley and Don Myer Four days on “pause” in nature practicing yoga. This is an opportunity to cleanse any debris that clouds your own natural way of being. When the waters settle your true, natural state of being is revealed. Untethered, you can create […]
Women and Their Woods
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
Line Editing Your MG or YA Novel: An Online Course
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40778&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=7216f4b267
Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall)
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview A 3-Part Online Cooperative This supportive program takes all creatives (nonfiction or fiction, picture books, novels, essays, and more) from goal-stating to finished drafts. Together, we’ll move through live sessions, […]
Carrot Cake Hype Squad
Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a four-day writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as […]
JPST 2024
Come join us on campus for a largely unstructured long weekend. There will be delicious and expertly prepared locally sourced meals, along with some peaceful time to reunite with friends and write in your own private lodging. You’ll also have opportunities for easy hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets, as you’ll be surrounded by acres […]
Romance Author Meet Cute
Romance Author Meet Cute Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key, with optional activities and plenty of time to write or connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities […]
GiveDirectly
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
The Crash Course in Children's Book Publishing (Fall)
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview Multi-Week Online Course Join lead faculty Harold Underdown and special guests for a Crash Course in Children's Publishing. At the end of the course, you will understand how the children’s book […]
From Idea & Sketch to Dummy & Submission: An Author/Illustrator Online Course
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40907&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=1c683160c4
Working Retreat: Lyrical Picture Books and Poetry*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat This program is a celebration of words: lyrical, poetic, pun-tastic words! Join an exceptional group of picture book creatives, including Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan, Georgia Heard, Rebecca Kai […]
TBD with Christine Carron
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
Working Retreat: Novels in Verse*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat Verse Novelists, Novelists, and Poets, join Rajani LaRocca and Chris Baron for time to create and connect during a retreat built just for you. […]
Revising Your Novel in Verse: An Online Course
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40791&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=b18324fcd3
Working Retreat: Chapter Books and Early Readers*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat Join Debbi Michiko Florence, Kashmira Sheth, and guests for time to create and connect during this "Working Retreat." A “Working Retreat” is lightly structured with one lecture […]
Welcome to the Whole Novel Workshop: A Fall Retreat for Novelists*
With Nicole Valentine
*Additional faculty coming soon* OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Whole Novel Workshop: A Summer Retreat for Novelists! The Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft of a novel (up to 80,000 words) read with written feedback and a private consultation, along with rich presentations specifically designed for […]
Revising with Pride: A Two-Night Mini for Picture Book Writers
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview A Two-Night Mini Online Course Picture books are filled with pride! Join celebrated authors Rob Sanders and Lesléa Newman for this short course designed to bring LGBTQIA+ creators and allies together to learn […]
Prospect Agency Fall Retreat
Prospect Agency Fall Retreat Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for our Fall 2024 two-night retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day and night. This retreat will be low-key and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, […]
Latinx Voices: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] Join M. García Peña, NoNieqa Ramos, and Alex Villasante for their fifth annual, in-community retreat designed exclusively for Latinx/e writers and illustrators. About the Program This 3-night/4-day, in-community retreat is the space where you […]
Rainbow Retreat: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] Join this 3-night/4-day, in-community retreat thoughtfully designed to bring LGBTQIA+ creatives together. It is an informally structured retreat where the focus is on your own projects with room to celebrate and cultivate the joys […]
CAT Agency Retreat
Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a CAT Agency Creative Retreat!! This 2-day retreat is an opportunity to gather with your CAT colleagues, and rest, connect, and create! You have the opportunity to make this a 3-day retreat, and arrive on Nov 5 -- that is an option you may decide upon […]
Working Retreat: Picture Book Authors and Illustrators*
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Wing Night
Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for Wing Night. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets […]
Working Retreat: Revision*
DATES ARE SETTLED... IGNORE DATES MENTIONED BELOW, USE WEBSITE DETAILS. [et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Workshop Overview Section" _builder_version="4.18.0" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="Overview Row" _builder_version="4.18.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Overview Paragraph" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Working Retreat Join celebrated editors Harold Underdown, Eileen Robinson, and Emma Dryden for time to revise and connect […]
CR template / organization paying / no travel
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
CR template / organization paying / travel included
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
CR template / individuals paying / travel included
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]
CR template / individuals paying / no travel
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]