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The Highlights Foundation
@highlightsfound.bsky.social
The Highlights Foundation positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inspire children to become their best selves.

https://linktr.ee/highlightsfound
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨…

Mark your calendars! Our 2026 In-Person Schedule goes live on 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗣.𝗠. 𝗘𝗧. Don’t miss your chance to find your magic in 2026! ✨

#findyourmagic
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Now Open: Winter 2026 Personal Retreat Dates!
Come stay on campus this winter! Enjoy uninterrupted time to focus, reflect, and create. Take a break from everyday stresses and reconnect with your creativity this winter!

www.highlightsfoundation.org/personal-ret...
October 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Inspiration is in the air here…along with the smell of perfectly toasted (or burnt) marshmallows!
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗶𝗻 #kidlit 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Join Editor Harold Underdown for a two-night online workshop, where he’ll guide you through the different kinds of changes in the publishing world and show you how to position yourself to respond effectively.

www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: Working Retreat!
September 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Middle Grade Writers: A Generative Retreat!
September 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What kind of picture book are you writing?

With @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social concept, it’s easy to distinguish the difference between the two!

To learn all things picture books, join Nikki and special guest Esther in the 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Online Workshop
September 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🔉 Sound on! 🔉

You can hear the bees busy at work, buzzing through the bushes!
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
September & October Minis are here! 🍂

Two-night online workshops for just $59!
Head to the link in our bio for more details.
September 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Word garden inspiration:

Let Children Laugh Forever! 💙💚
August 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
FREE event! #HFGather: Writing for and Writing WITH Kids

Join authors Valerie Bolling and Diana Ma to learn ways to enhance your school visits, strengthen community engagement, and honor the voices of the aspiring storytellers you inspire!

Click the link in bio to register for this FREE event!
July 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Grill night!

A summer camp tradition with Chef Amanda and Megan 🌲⛺🔥
July 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Help us pave the way!
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧: 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Our Executive Director, George Brown, shares a little about our goals with this project by creating a series of paved pathways linking buildings (and people) across our 66-acre campus

www.highlightsfoundation.org/pathways-to-...
July 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
July & August Minis are here!
Two-day online workshops for just $59.
Head to the link below for more information!
www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-wor...
July 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Halfway through 2025, with six months to go! Now’s the perfect time to refocus on your creative goals.

Book your personal trip to campus to rest, recharge, and turn the rest of the year into your most creative yet!
June 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Come hungry, leave happy!
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No cooking. No cleaning. No distractions. No schedule.

Just peaceful days filled with creating and inspiration!

Book your 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 today and give your story the space it deserves!
June 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Spotted: a toad soaking up the sunshine on a Word Garden rock labeled ‘Red Eft.’ 🐸
Nature’s little coincidences are the best!
June 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 Programming Schedule!

📘𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
📕𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶
📙𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁
📗𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲
📘𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧)
📕𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶

Click the link in bio for more information!
June 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join Alicia and other amazing faculty for the Whole Novel Workshop, August 17th- 22nd!

This is a rare chance to have your entire manuscript (up to 80,000 words) read with in-depth written feedback, two private consultations, and an inspiring retreat at our campus.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝐫𝐝!
May 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Revision Retreat!
May 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Congratulations to Highlights Foundation alum and faculty member Meg Eden Kuyatt on her new MG novel in verse, The Girl in the Walls, out now!

Learn more about Meg Eden Kuyatt's publishing journey with The Girl in the Walls on our blog. Link in bio!
@medenkuyatt.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Our faculty members, Crystal Allen and Katie Keridan, have created a powerful booklist of middle grade and young adult novels that highlight the diversity of representation in mental health narratives for kids and teens.

Click the link in bio for the full list!
May 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Helpful Tips for Authors! 📚

Stephanie Gibeault shares how she approaches writing a nonfiction book proposal!
Learn more from her and Jacqui in their workshop Building Brilliant Book Proposals!

Sign up now!
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/building-brilliant-book-proposals-a-two-night-mini/
May 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
FREE event! #HFGather: The Resilient Writer—Writing Through Trauma and Grief

Join author Heather Demetrios for a powerful #HFGather.

Click the link below to register for this FREE event!
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/fre...
May 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM