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Getting Your Middle Grade or Young Adult Novel Unstuck: On-Demand

Open Dates

OVERVIEW: Online, On-Demand Self-Paced Course 7 pre-recorded online sessions you can access on-demand for up to 6 months from the date of your registration. A 20-minute Zoom call with Erin or Chris after you register. Optional monthly office hours on the first Tuesday of each month from 7-8pm EST for up to 6 months from […]

Seize the Reader: Writing for Emotional Impact, An On Demand Online Course

With Jennifer Jacobson

Open Dates

OVERVIEW: Online, On-Demand Self-Paced Course Included are 4 pre-recorded online sessions you can access on-demand for up to 6 months from the date of your registration Imagine your reader cemented in place by your story, unable to move until they reach the end. Imagine your reader racing to place your book into the hands of […]

Apply to the Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (August)

December 15, 2023 - May 15, 2024

[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 6-Day/5-Night Workshop and Retreat with a Full Novel Critique Included This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 80,000 […]

Apply to the Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (October)

December 15, 2023 - July 31, 2024

[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 6-Day/5-Night Workshop and Retreat with a Full Novel Critique Included This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 80,000 […]

Highlights Foundation Scholarship Acceptance for 2024

March 27 - December 31, 2024

Congratulations on receiving a scholarship with the Highlights Foundation! Here's what to do next: Accept the award by clicking on "Accept Your Scholarship." Here, you'll fill in your contact information and let us know whether you are comfortable with us sharing your name publicly. We'd like to share your name, along with the scholarship you […]

Jewish Symposium: An In-Community Gathering for Jewish Writers and Illustrators*

May 5 - 8, 2024

**** UPDATED IN WEBSITE TO INCLUDE NEW INFORMATION FOR MAY 5 - 8 dates [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="{}"] An In-Community Experience for Jewish Creatives This 4-Day/3-Night in-community symposium engages in the rich and important discussions […]

Disability Representation in Picture Book Illustration: A Two-Night Mini

May 7 - 9, 2024

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

May 9 - June 13, 2024

  https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/shape-your-story-a-6-week-novel-intensive-with-author-agent-linda-epstein/

Writing with Pride: A Two-Night Mini for Picture Book Writers

May 14 - 16, 2024

[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*

May 16 - 19, 2024

[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 […]

Graphic Novels for Beginners: A Two-Night Mini for Writers and Illustrators

June 3 - 5, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/graphic-novels-for-beginners-a-two-night-mini-for-writers-and-illustrators/

Personal Retreating with Carolyn Yoder

June 9 - 12, 2024

Enjoy a writing retreat, open only to graduates of Carolyn P. Yoder’s workshops, and limited to just five participants. These four days will be like a personal retreat with Carolyn Yoder in attendance. Modeled on Carolyn's writing retreat, five writers will spend time writing on their own, meeting daily with Carolyn, and participating in discussions […]

Writing with Pride: A Two-Night Mini for Young Adult Horror Writers

June 11 - 13, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40335&amp;post_type=tribe_events&amp;preview=1&amp;_ppp=9429f59751

Take Your Idea from Story to Chapter Book: A Two-Night Mini

June 11 - 13, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/take-your-idea-from-story-to-chapter-book-a-two-night-mini/

Working Retreat: Spark Inspiration with Meditation and Creative Play*

June 15 - 18, 2024

[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 Kekla Magoon and Laurie Calkhoven for a retreat built to spark inspiration through meditation and creative play, and then give you time to harness that […]

Working Retreat: Writing for the Educational Market*

June 20 - 23, 2024

[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 Are you currently writing for the educational market, or would you like to learn how to produce content for educational publishers? Here is a special retreat […]

Working Retreat: Poetry and Poetry Anthologies*

June 23 - 26, 2024

[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 […]

Black Voices: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*

July 7 - 10, 2024

[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*

July 10 - 13, 2024
Early Bird pricing is in effect! Book now and get $100.00 off listed price. Offer valid until May 15, 2024. Price will increase to $1,549 when Early Bird pricing expires.

  [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, […]

Cultivating Meaningful Reading Practices: A Two-Night Mini

July 11 - 18, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=41915&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=9051080e02

Summer Camp in Writing: Create and Dream!*

July 14 - 18, 2024
Early Bird pricing is in effect! Book now and get $100.00 off listed price. Offer valid until May 15, 2024. Price will increase to $1,649 when Early Bird pricing expires.

[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, […]

Picture Book Plotting from A to Z: A 5-Week Online Course for Writers

July 18 - August 15, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/picture-book-plotting-from-a-to-z-a-5-week-online-course-for-writers/

Can You Feel It? Emotional Impact in Novels: A Two-Night Mini for Writers

July 29 - 31, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=42147&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=a73689a884

Neurodiverse Writers and Illustrators: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*

August 8 - 11, 2024

[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 […]

Welcome to the Whole Novel Workshop: A Summer Retreat for Novelists*

With Nicole Valentine

August 14 - 19, 2024

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 […]

Native Creatives: An In-Community Retreat*

August 21 - 25, 2024

“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 […]

Becoming a Nonfiction Writer: History, Biography, STEAM, and Much More!

September 9 - 19, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=42134&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=569f482a91

Working Retreat: Experienced Storytellers In-Company*

September 11 - 15, 2024

[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 5-Day/4-Night Working Retreat This retreat for experienced authors and illustrators has been thoughtfully crafted to share, grow, and cultivate creativity when you've been working in the industry […]

Line Editing Your MG or YA Novel: An Online Course

September 17 - October 22, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40778&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=7216f4b267

From Idea & Sketch to Dummy & Submission: An Author/Illustrator Online Course

September 24 - October 29, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40907&amp;post_type=tribe_events&amp;preview=1&amp;_ppp=1c683160c4

Working Retreat: Lyrical Picture Books and Poetry*

September 26 - 29, 2024

[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 […]

Working Retreat: Novels in Verse*

October 6 - 9, 2024

[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

October 9 - November 20, 2024

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=40791&amp;post_type=tribe_events&amp;preview=1&amp;_ppp=b18324fcd3

Working Retreat: Chapter Books and Early Readers*

October 13 - 16, 2024

[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

October 17 - 22, 2024

*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

October 22 - 24, 2024

[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 […]

Latinx Voices: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers*

October 27 - 30, 2024

[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*

October 31 - November 3, 2024

[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 […]

Working Retreat: Picture Book Authors and Illustrators*

November 10 - 13, 2024

[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 Picture book writers and illustrators: set aside time to focus on your picture book project! Here is a special retreat just for you. Join fiction and […]

Working Retreat: Revision

November 14 - 17, 2024

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 […]