In-Person
Novel Retreat (Spring) with Editor Patricia Lee Gauch*
This invitation-based retreat is thoughtfully crafted to help you move your novel to the next level while working one-to-one with editor Patricia Lee Gauch. Agenda (Sunday, March 23 - Saturday, March 29, 2025) Prior to the retreat, you are asked to provide Patti with samples that she has requested to be sent to […]
Asian and Asian American Voices: An In-Community Retreat
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/asian-and-american-voices-an-in-community-retreat *please note the add a day option!
Muslim Storyteller Whole Novel Retreat (Spring)
Muslim Storytellers Whole Novel Retreat 2025 Register for the second part of your immersive, in-community Muslim Storytellers Whole Novel program. This 5-day/4-night immersive experience offers a supportive space for Muslim novelists to revise their stories, with limited programming and ample time to connect with fellow retreaters and find ways to amplify Muslim voices and […]
Revision Retreat: Moving Your Story Ahead
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/revision-retreat-moving-your-story-ahead
All About Picture Books: A Retreat for Storytellers
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/all-about-picture-books-a-retreat-for-storytellers
PJ Library Sephardic Stories Retreat
Welcome to the Retreat for the Sephardic Stories Initiative hosted by PJ Library The Sephardic Stories Initiative is part of PJ Library’s mission to represent the diversity of North American Jewish communities through the books sent to families. With generous support and guidance from the Seattle-based Samis Foundation, and following extensive research and recommendations […]
Summer Camp in Illustration: Intensive Artistic Inspiration
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=45298
Summer Camp in Writing: Create and Dream!
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/?p=45303&post_type=tribe_events&preview=1&_ppp=b66caf9a22
Black Voices: An In-Community Retreat for Storytellers
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/black-voices-an-in-community-retreat-for-storytellers
Novels in Verse: Working Retreat
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/novels-in-verse-working-retreat
Nonfiction Retreat: Science, Nature, Biography, and More
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/nonfiction-retreat-science-nature-biography-and-more
Welcome to the Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (August)
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 […]
Muslim Storytellers: An In-Community Retreat
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
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/middle-grade-writers-a-generative-retreat
Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: Working Retreat
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)
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
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/poetry-palooza-a-workshop-for-poetry-lovers
Writing Through Trauma & Grief to Empower Readers: A Retreat for Storytellers
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/writing-through-trauma-and-grief-to-empower-readers-a-retreat-for-storytellers