Community Retreat with Andrea Page and Stacy Wells: Celebrating Native and Indigenous Stories in Kidlit

Community Retreat with Andrea Page and Stacy Wells: Celebrating Native and Indigenous Stories in Kidlit

About the Program

In-person 4-day/3-night Retreat

This retreat has been thoughtfully planned by authors Andrea Page (Lakota, Sioux) and Stacy Wells (Choctaw) as a celebration of the long history, contributions, and joy shared by Native, First Nation, and Indigenous voices in the children’s book field.

Why this community retreat?

This retreat was founded by Traci Sorell (Cherokee) in 2022. As Traci said, “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.”

This is a lightly scheduled program with optional/informal group activities is meant to offer time alongside community members as you create, rest, and explore. You can bring multiple projects with you at all stages of their process so that you can decide what you’d like to work on while you are at the retreat.

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Please note: there is an optional day to extend your stay. If you are interested in this option, please add that date at check out. For all other questions, please reach out to our support team at support@highlightsfoundation.zendesk.com.