In-Person

Muslim Storytellers: An In-Community Retreat

September 6 - 9, 2025

This 4-day/3-night immersive experience offers a supportive space for Muslim writers and illustrators (published or unpublished) to craft and share their stories, with limited after dinner programming to connect with fellow retreaters and find ways to amplify Muslim voices and stories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.  Thanks to funding from the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF), […]

Middle Grade Writers: A Generative Retreat

September 10 - 13, 2025

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/middle-grade-writers-a-generative-retreat

Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: Working Retreat

September 13 - 16, 2025

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/picture-book-authors-and-illustrators-working-retreat

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

October 26 - 31, 2025

OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Whole Novel Workshop: A Fall 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 […]

Poetry Palooza! A Workshop for Poetry Lovers

November 1 - 4, 2025

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/poetry-palooza-a-workshop-for-poetry-lovers

Writing Through Trauma & Grief to Empower Readers: A Retreat for Storytellers

November 6 - 9, 2025

https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/writing-through-trauma-and-grief-to-empower-readers-a-retreat-for-storytellers